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Old 02-21-2017, 02:59 PM   #2957
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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame View Post
Announcement is about a nearby star (Trappist-1) that has 7 earth-like planets. About 40 light years away.
3 of which were already discovered in 2016?

Bummer.

Not to say that it's not amazing that there's 7 earth like planets in one system, but we already know that the universe is littered with earth like planets. I was hopeful for something more ground breaking.

EDIT: It looks like that article about the 7 planets has been taken down?

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