Question

Will NASA's K2 Mission detect a potentially habitable planet in 2015?

Resolved :No

5 comments5

Total Forecasters17

Community Prediction

15%

(5% - 32%)

Make a Prediction

50%

community: 15%

Did this actually happen?No

Community Baseline Score

45.0

Community Peer Score

3.2

Authors:

Greg

Opened:

Nov 3, 2015

Closes:

Jan 1, 2016

Resolves:

Jan 15, 2016

Spot Scoring Time:

Nov 5, 2015

Natural Sciences

Space

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