Odds of finding an earthlike planet 1 in 4

[Technocrat]

Turns out that Earthlike planets might be more common than once thought:

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/10/exoplanet-stats/

Good news for those like myself who would like humans to colonize another planet some day.

[Tablo]

I seriously find this hard to believe. Makes me feel slightly less awful about us destroying this planet. xP

[Q]

The title is slightly misleading, as this is actually just about mass:


Nearly one in four sun-like stars should host an Earth-mass planet, according to a new census.

So, Mercury (0.05 Earths!), Venus (roughly the same mass) and Mars (about half) are all "Earthlike".