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Astronomers say they have for the first time spotted a planet beyond our own in what is sometimes called the Goldilocks zone for life: Not too hot, not too cold. Just perfect! Not too far from its star, not too close. So it could contain liquid water. The planet itself is neither too big nor too small for the proper ... Read More »

European astronomers say they have discovered a star system containing at least five Neptune-like planets. They suspect there are two more, including one that could be the smallest found outside our solar system. Christophe Lovis of Geneva University says the discovery was made by Swiss, French and German scientists using the European Southern Observatory telescope in Chile. Lovis said Tuesday ... Read More »