Solar system like ours found 5k light years away

by thecodepounder on February 18, 2008 at 1:04pm

Astronomers have discovered a solar system similar to ours about 5,000 light-years away.  The newfound solar system contains at least two planets each of which is about 80 percent the size of Jupiter and Saturn, and the planets orbit a star that is about half the size and dimmer than our sun.

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