NASA discovers planet covered in chocolate

Future #1 holiday spot? NASA scientists find planet covered in "chocolate substance" 400 light years away

NASA made a startling discovery early this morning. An exoplanet, meaning a planet outside of our solar system, was detected by NN203, a probe that was sent to explore the galaxy in 2002, and after some preliminary scans of the planets surface, scientists have been able to determine that the planet is covered in cocoa matter and crystalized sugar - AKA Chocolate.

The planet has been named CH0C2-NN and is approximately 400 lightyears away in a solar system containing 22 planets. The chocolate planet is thought to be habitable as it contains oxygen levels "remarkably similar" to those of Earth. NASA scientist Ludwig Heplay explained how a substance as complex as chocolate can occur on a different planet: "It may seem astounding that a chocolate substance can be found so far away, but when you think about it, chocolate is just several plant substances mixed together. The photosynthesis on this planet has allowed for cocoa matter to grow and as it has been mixed with sugar for millions of year with the help of powerful storms, the end product is what we on Earth know as chocolate."

Scientists insist that the chocolate on the planet is completely edible, tastes the same as chocolate on Earth and that it would contain only about half the calories. However, if you're already planning a visit to the planet in the near future, you're out of luck. "There is no possible way in this day and age to reach the Chocolate planet, and I don't think there will be for many generations to come, so anyone planning a Chocolate binge will have to stay for a little bit longer".

NASA will run further test on the planets surface and even extract a sample, but it will be ten years before that very expensive piece of space chocolate can be brought back to earth.

To discuss this discovery, tweet under #ChocolatePlanet