A special solar system

From: New Straits Times | Date: April 10, 2005 | Copyright information

New Straits Times
04-10-2005
A special solar system
Edition: New Sunday Times

THOUGH researchers find more and more distant planets revolving around

alien suns, the discoveries highlight that Earth and its solar system may
be an exceptionally rare place indeed.

That was the consensus in New York last week among five planetary

science experts who spoke at the 5th annual Isaac Asimov Memorial Panel

Debate held at the American Museum of Natural History, Space.com reports.

Neil DeGrasse Tyson, the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden

Planetarium, moderated the informal discussion. At ...

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