With nearly 300 planets now known beyond the solar system, astronomers are honing their hunting skills, trying to determine which stars are most likely to harbor planets that resemble Earth. A four-year study of 400 stars, most of them similar to the sun, have yielded what astronomers are calling a “remarkable” and unprecedented statistic.
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