[Political Junkie Too]

Our solar system may be unique after all, despite the discovery of at least 120 other systems with planets, astronomers said on Wednesday. All the other solar systems that have been found have big, gassy planets circling too close to their stars to allow them to be anything like Earth or its fellow planets, the British and U.S.-based researchers said.

Were these Registered Planets or Likely Planets?

-PJ

[RightWhale]

the discovery of at least 120 other systems with planets

The number jumped to 230 a couple weeks ago with the addition of a sky survey.