42 alien planets found

42 alien planets found [VIDEO] by amateurs instead of professional astronomers?, Have 42 alien planets been found by amateurs instead of professional astronomers? 40 volunteers discovered 15 planets that could potentially harbor life.

And get this: they did if from their web browsers using data from NASA space records. Go here to read more and see the video.

The so-called Goldilocks zone (Also referred to as the "habitable zone") around a star refers to the ideal distance between a planet and a star, allowing the planet to feature both a breathable atmosphere and liquid water. 

The amateur astronomers discovered PH2 b using NASA's prolific Kepler Space Telescope.

The discovery of several new planets in this zone means that planets capable of supporting life may be much less rare than previously believed.

The University of Oxford's Chris Lintott, has said in a statement: "These are planet candidates that slipped through the net, being missed by professional astronomers and rescued by volunteers in front of their web browsers. It's remarkable to think that absolutely anyone can discover a planet."