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English Reading NASA on July 24th announced the discovery of Kepler-452b（开普勒-452b, the most Earth-like planet ever found. Located 1,400 light-years from our planet, NASA called it Earth 2.0,because its the first planet discovered in the habitable zone of a G star similar to our sun. We can think of Kepler-452b as an older, bigger cousin to Earth, providing an opportunity to understand and reflect upon Earths evolving（进化的，演变的） environment, said Jon Jenkins, the Kepler data analysis lead at NASAs Ames Research Center.“ The planet is 5 percent farther away from its star than Earth is to the sun, making for a slightly longer year of 385 days, but gets similar light because its sun is 20 percent brighter than our own. The sunshine from this star would feel very similar to the sunshine from our star, Jenkins told reporters. NASA believes the planet has a mass about five times more massive than Earths, with a rocky surface below a thicker atmosphere than our own. Gravity would be about twice as strong on Kepler-452b as it is on Earth, NASA said. 　The planet is located in the Kepler-452 system in the constellation Cygnus（天鹅座星系）. Its sun has the same surface temperature as our own, but has a diameter that is 10 percent larger. 　While NASA scientists have no idea if Kepler-452bs atmosphere is conducive to life, they do know that there has been plenty of time for organisms to develop. Its awe-inspiring to consider this planet spent 6 billion years in the habitable zone of its star, which is longer the age of the Earth, Jenkins said. That is considerable time and opportunity for life to arise somewhere on its surface or oceans if all the necessary conditions for life exist on this planet. Kepler-452b is . a system in the constellation Cygnus a planet which is not fit for life to arise a star which is similar to our sun a planet which is most similar to the earth ever found 2. is the most similar to the meaning of the underlined word. thick