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Another Earth-like planet found

December 19, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

The chance of finding a planet capable of sustaining life is looking more likely, not just because of the discovery of an Earth-like planet orbiting neighboring star Tau Ceti, but […]

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Another Earth?

October 17, 2012by Lindsey Reiser 1 Comment

Not quite, but Alpha Centauri Bb is giving scientists hope. Alpha Centauri, located in the star Centaurus,  is actually the closest star to our sun… well, technically it’s three stars, […]

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