If You're Ever Tired of Earth, There May be Three More Planets You Can Call Home

If space tourism becomes as popular as summer vacations to the nearest beach town, two destinations on any traveler's list may be two new planetary systems recently discovered by NASA's Kepler mission.

According to NASA, three planets are super Earth-sized and in a "habitable zone"—meaning they are just far enough away from a star where the surface temperature of the orbiting planet may allow for liquid water.

The planets are located in Kepler-62 and Kepler-69, more than 1,200 light years away from Earth—Kepler-62e, 62f and 69c are the super-Earth-sized planets. 

"The discovery of these rocky planets in the habitable zone brings us a bit closer to finding a place like home," said John Grunsfeld, associate administrator of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

"It is only a matter of time before we know if the galaxy is home to a multitude of planets like Earth, or if we are a rarity."

Read more about the planets' discovery and details about them on NASA.gov.