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Possible Habitable Zone Planet is a Mere 12 Light Years Away
Submitted by Bradley Keyes on Fri, 2012-12-21 00:00
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Just in October, astronomers announced there was a hint of a signal from an exoplanet in the light from one of the closest stars, Centauri B. Today the astronomers have released a paper that suggests there are several planets around the nearby star Tau Ceti, and one of them is likely to be within the star's habitable zone.
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