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News | 01.07.2013

The Planet Hunters Project has Found and Confirmed a new Planet, PH2 b.

"Moons like the one depicted in the film Avatar may be among the most common places to find alien life, scientists believe.

Astronomers came to the conclusion after identifying up to 15 new planets orbiting the life-friendly "habitable zones" of stars..."

The Independent

 

 

Within 'habitable zone', more planets than we knew

"The number of known places in our galaxy theoretically hospitable to life may be significantly greater than previously thought, according to new research..."

Yale News

 

Image Credits: (header) European Space Agency & NASA; (left) Haven Giguere, Matthew Giguere (Yale University); (background) NASA, ESA and H.E. Bond (STScI)

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