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There could be around 5 billion habitable planets in the Milky Way

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There could be around 5 billion habitable planets in the Milky Way

Half the stars similar to the sun in our galaxy could host an Earth-like rocky planet that gets enough light to potentially support life

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hot Jupiter

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Exoplanets that orbit close to their star may have been pushed there

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An Earth-sized rogue planet is roaming the galaxy without a star

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An Earth-sized rogue planet is roaming the galaxy without a star

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Astronomers may have found the first planet in another galaxy

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Astronomers may have found the first planet in another galaxy

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Goldilocks zone (KEPLER 1649)

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Goldilocks zone

Earth-sized exoplanets around small stars may have intense hurricanes

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Earth-sized exoplanets around small stars may have intense hurricanes

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How many planets have been discovered?

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How many planets have been discovered?

Is there another planet in the universe just like Earth?

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Is there another planet in the universe just like Earth?

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Astronomers have spotted six possible exomoons in distant star systems

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Astronomers have spotted six possible exomoons in distant star systems

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Three exoplanets are close enough for us to see their atmospheres

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Three exoplanets are close enough for us to see their atmospheres

A star just 11 light years away is calm enough that we may be able to study the atmospheres of three planets that seem to orbit it – one of which could be in the star's habitable zone

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Our nearest star system may have a planet with a colossal set of rings

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Monster rocky exoplanet could let us glimpse the heart of Jupiter

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Solar flares and cosmic rays may make Proxima b warm enough for life

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Liquid iron rain spotted on super-heated exoplanet WASP-76b

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