Seven Earth-like planets discovered around single star
This handout artist’s impression shows the view just above the surface of one of the planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system (AFP Photo/M. Kornmesser)/ Paris (AFP) - Researchers announced Wednesday the stunning discovery of seven Earth-like planets orbiting a small star in our galaxy, opening up the most promising hunting ground so far for life beyond the Solar System. All seven roughly match the size and mass of our own planet and are almost certainly rocky, and three are perfectly perched to harbour life-nurturing oceans of water, they reported ...
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