Solar System's 'look-alike' found (BBC)

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By Paul Rincon
Science reporter, BBC News, Belfast

Astronomers have discovered a planetary system orbiting a distant star which looks much like our own.

They found two planets that were close matches for Jupiter and Saturn orbiting a star about half the size of our Sun.

Martin Dominik, from the St Andrews University, UK, said the finding suggested systems like our own could be much more common than we thought.

And he told a major meeting that astronomers were on the brink of finding many more of them.

The St Andrews researcher said this planetary system, and others like it, could host terrestrial planets like Earth. It was just a matter of time before such worlds were detected, he explained.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7333155.stm

[classof56]

1. Quick, beam me over there, Scottie!

Before it's too late...

Tired Old Cynic

[Clear Blue Sky]

2. Maybe over there they have a balanced budget, no war and health care for all...

[rurallib]

3. Do they have a W?

[soothsayer]

5. No. Thankfully, it's an M.

[Seabiscuit]

4. I've been looking for a new solar system to expatriate to for over 7 years now.

What a relief!