There are billions of Earth-like planets in the Milky Way.

TNHK reported that researchers said there are billions of Earth-like planets in the Milky Way orbiting stars like our Sun.

Experts are hopeful that an Earth-like planet will soon be discovered. (Source: ESO)

Using data collected by NASA's Kepler space observatory, astronomers now estimate that about one in five sun-like stars has planets that are roughly the size of Earth and also have temperatures that allow life to develop.

This means there are at least 8.8 billion stars with Earth-sized planets in their habitable temperature zones.

The results of the study were published on November 4 in the Proceedings Journal of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States./.

According to VNA