What are some similarities in Kepler 452b and the Earth?

Kepler 452b lies in the goldilocks zone of its parent star Kepler-452, similar to our Earth which lies in the goldilocks zone of sun (Goldilocks zone is the habitable area where liquid water might exist and where energy from its parent star is available in proper amount for life to exist). read more

A similar sun orbit. Kepler-452b takes 385 days to orbit around its sun, a time frame that’s just 5% longer than Earth’s orbit. G2-type suns. Both Earth’s sun and Kepler-452b’s sun-like star fall into the G2-type category. Proximity to the sun. The Earth lies 149.6 million kilometers from the sun. read more

The first near-Earth-size planet is called Kepler-452b. It’s the smallest planet to date discovered orbiting in the habitable zone of its star. Considered a super-Earth-size planet, it’s 60 percent larger in diameter than our world. Its orbit around the sun last 385 days, only 5 percent longer than Earth’s orbit. read more