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Scientists discover three 'potentially habitable' planets
Yahoo ^ | 05/02/2016 | Marlowe Hood

Posted on 05/02/2016 10:19:44 AM PDT by Phlap

An international team of scientists said Monday they had discovered a trio of Earth-like planets that are the best bet so far for finding life outside our solar system.

The three orbit an ultracool dwarf star a mere 39 light years away, and are likely comparable in size and temperature to Earth and Venus, they reported in a study, published in Nature.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: astronomy; chile; kepler; science; trappist; trappist1; xplanets
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To: Phlap

Will send email. . faster that way.

Hah.


41 posted on 05/03/2016 4:23:19 PM PDT by Hulka
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