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Published online 25 April 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070423-5
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The most Earth-like planet yet
Extrasolar planet grabs attention of astronomers and alien-hunters.
Astronomers have found an Earth-like planet circling a dim red star not far, in galactic terms, from our Solar System. The planet, just five times the mass of our own, might be the best hope yet of a world that can support life.
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