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Earth-sized planet discovered in ‘our solar backyard’

A team of astronomers have discovered a planet closer and younger than any other Earth-sized world yet identified. It’s a remarkably hot world whose proximity to our own planet and to a star like our sun mark it as a unique opportunity to study how planets evolve.

Read the full article at: https://news.wisc.edu/earth-sized-planet-discovered-in-our-solar-backyard/
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