Two Earth Sized Planets Recently Found!!!

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Two Earth Sized Planets Recently Found!!!
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Submitted by: Unknown (via Bad Astronomy)
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Scanning the heavens, you might very well miss the star Kepler-62. It's a rather typical star, slightly smaller, cooler, and more orange than the Sun, much like tens of billions of other stars in our galaxy. But it holds a surprise: It's orbited by at least five planets… and two of them are Earth-sized and orbit the star in its habitable zone!

Planets Forming Around a Star

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Planets Forming Around a Star
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Astronomers studying a newborn star have caught a detailed glimpse of planets forming around it, revealing a never-before seen stage of planetary evolution.

OH GOD WHAT HAVE YOU DONE

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OH GOD WHAT HAVE YOU DONE
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Submitted by: Unknown (via Science Jokes)
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Kids, don't hula hoop, or else giant gaseous planets will descend into our atmosphere and kill everyone. This has been your PSA for the day.