Have We Found Earth 2?

[Article] The holy grail of astronomy at the moment is to determine the existence of Earth-like planets. This is perhaps not to provide us with somewhere to colonize so much as to simply prove that they exist. Observers operating out of Chile may just have done it.


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The planet was discovered by monitoring the wobble of the star around which it orbits, caused as the planetary gravity tugs at the star. It is not possible to actually see it in a “viewing” telescope at this point due to its distance and the glare from its parent star.But before you get excited,...
This article was published Friday, 27 April, 2007 by AFP
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Have We Found Earth 2?


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