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Nearest Sun-like star has planets

Planets

Astronomers trawling through a mess of stellar data discover that Tau Ceti, our nearest single Sun-like star, hosts five planets - one in its "habitable zone".

 

Distant world circles tiny star

Distant world circles tiny star

A distant "sun" residing in the constellation Aquila has become the smallest star known to host a planet.

 

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