New Planet (IMAGE)

University of Central Florida

New Planet

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UCF scientists have detected what could be its first planet, only two-thirds the size of Earth and located right around the corner, cosmically speaking, at a mere 33 light-years away.

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Artist's Rendering provided by NASA

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