Blog Readers Believe Earth-Like Planet to be Found During the Course of the Year 2010

The year 2010 is underway and it promises to be exciting for the space science community with space telescopes, science spacecraft, and ground observations underway all in-the-hunt for Earth-sized planets, the first moon of an exoplanet, new near-earth asteroids (NEO's), and a new planet within this solar system.

Most Spaceport Blog readers however believe that an Earth-sized planet will be the most favored discovery of the year ahead with a strong 28% saying it is the strongest possibility with the finding of hundreds of new NEO asteroids making a second with 17%. But 10% of poll participants said a new planet in the solar system would be found while a mere 7% said a new moon of an exoplanet would be found.

Remarkably, 26% of readers surveyed said an Earth-sized planet, hundreds of NEO's, a new planet in the solar system, and a new moon of an exoplanet would be found. This finding represents positive thinking even in a remote possibility that all would be found in 2010. A mere 9% said none of these space objects would be found in 2010.