[airborne]

Steve Howell, Kepler's Project Scientist and a co-author on the paper, adds that neither Kepler (nor any telescope) is currently able to directly spot an exoplanet of this size and proximity to its host star. "However, what we can do is eliminate essentially all other possibilities so that the validity of these planets is really the only viable option."

And we all know how honest and accurate scientific guesses are.

[dmz]

um, since it was the scientists themselves saying this, yes, you are spot on as to how honest and forthright they are. good of you to see that.

as for accuracy, the scientist is telling you what today’s technology is capable of.

it’s way better than it was 50 or 100 years ago and will be significantly better 100 years from now.

that’s a good thing, right?