The group 's catalog lists a few other candidates . Scientists discovered more than 1,000 planets in the `` habitable zone '' of their host stars . Kepler-69c seems less clearly in the habitable zone than the other more than 150,000 planets . They are all 3 light-years away . The Massachusetts Institute of Technology satellite is looking at more than 1,000 stars for possible planets orbiting them .
Scientists discovered more than 1,000 planets in the `` habitable zone '' of their host stars . Kepler-69c seems less clearly in the habitable zone than the other more than 150,000 planets . They are all 3 light-years away . The Massachusetts Institute of Technology satellite is looking at more than 1,000 stars for possible planets orbiting them .