New Planets Found–One in ‘Life Zone.’
2001-04-11
An international team of astronomers has announced the discovery of 11 distant planets, bringing the number of known planets outside our solar system to 63.
One of the planets is in an Earth-like orbit around a sun-like star. It is located in what is known as the ?habitable zone,? where conditions would be ideal for the presence of liquid water, a necessary ingredient for life as we know it.
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