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Scientists have discovered that most stars in the galaxy have planets that have high planetary habitability, where the temperatures are suitable for life thanks to NASA's Kepler satellite and the Titius-Bode law.
Planetary habitability is a measure of a planet's ability to have or sustain life, and the most important factor for a planet to be habitable is the distance of the planet from its star. To determine that distance, the 250-Year old Titius-Bode law is the best help scientists can depend on.
Meanwhile, NASA's Kepler satellite is adept in locating their stars or massive planets that have an orbit close to their host stars. This helps in finding the habitable exoplanets (planets out of the solar system).
According to The Washington Post, in the recent Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, it has been mentioned that there are billions of stars in the Milky Way that have one to three planets in the habitable zone. The Calculations are made using the T-B's law.
By applying the T-B's law to the 1,000 exoplanets discovered by NASA's Kepler satellite, and checking 151 planets - the ones which have three to six planets - the researchers have found that the Titius-Bode law fit well with as much as 124 of them.
The researchers have come to the point that most systems in the galaxy have planets that are in the habitable zone, Clapway reported. This means that there are billions of stars in the Milky Way that have planets which have high planetary habitability.
Unfortunately, being in the habitable zone doesn't mean there is, was or will be life on those planets. But, it definitely increases the probability of finding a planet where the chances of having life are better.
