Does every star harbor planets? 'Super-Earths' may give the clue
China Daily | Updated: 2008-06-17 07:39
WASHINGTON: The Earth has not one but three peers, if European researchers are to be believed.
A batch of three "super-Earths" is orbiting a nearby star, and there are two other solar systems with small planets as well, they said yesterday.
Their findings, presented at a conference in France, suggest that Earth-like planets may be very common.
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