Star’s seven Earth-sized worlds set record

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Astronomers have detected a record seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a single star. The researchers say that all seven could potentially support liquid water on the surface, depending on the other properties of those planets. But only three are within the conventional "habitable" zone where life is considered a possibility.

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February 23, 2017 at 02:03AM