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exoplanet [ˈɛksəʊˌplænɪt] n (Astronomy) a planet that orbits a star in a solar system other than that of Earth
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Let's wait until the star-to-planet distance of a future exoplanet ranges from that of Venus to Mars and the mass is no more than twice that of Earth or Venus. The two other telescopes in the Trans-Atlantic Exoplanet Survey (TrES) network reside at Palomar Observatory near Escondido, Calif. The newly detected planets are the latest in a flurry of exoplanet discoveries--at least 50 have been found since 1995. |
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