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Earth-Like Planets Discovered and Eyed For Possible Presence of Water and Life

By Jenn Loro - May 04, 2016 12:01 PM EDT

An international group of astronomers has just spotted three planets with seemingly Earth-like attributes that appear to be revolving around an ‘ultracool dwarf star’. Scientists think that the next step of their discovery is to uncover the possibility of life on these other worlds.

Astronomers Find Three Earth-Sized Planets And Plan To Search Them For Alien Life

By R. Siva Kumar - May 03, 2016 09:53 AM EDT

Three Earth-sized planets have been discovered orbiting an ultracool dwarf star approximately 40 light years from the Earth, fueling speculation that they could harbor alien life.

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