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Giant planets do not come as lonely hearts
02-14-2008 · EurekAlert!Scaled versions of Jupiter and Saturn orbiting a star 5000 light-years away, half as massive as the sun, have been revealed from an effort involving a world-wide net of telescopes, including the UK's Liverpool Telescope on the Canary Islands. This marks the first discovery of another system of planets that has striking similarities with our solar system.
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