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A newly discovered solar system contains scaled-down versions of Saturn and Jupiter
02-14-2008 · EurekAlert!A team of international astronomers reports in the Feb. 15 issue of Science the discovery of a solar system nearly 5,000 light years away with scaled-down versions of Jupiter and Saturn. Their findings suggest our galaxy could conceivably contain many star systems similar to our own. NSF sponsored the research.
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