Two Planets Discovered Outside Our Solar System

NPR All Things Considered | January 17, 1996 | Copyright

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Two California astronomers reported finding two new planets outside of our solar system, for a total of three planets discovered in the past year. The new planets could potentially have life on them.

NOAH ADAMS, Host: Two astronomers from California report today at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society that they have found two new planets outside our solar system. The announcement means astronomers have discovered three planets in the past year. Last October a team of Swiss astronomers found a giant planet orbiting a star just 40 light years away. ...

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