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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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This finding, and the detection of more than 100 other exoplanets since then, provokes speculation about the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe. Last August, astronomers (space scientists) announced the discovery of nine new exoplanets, planets outside our solar system that orbit their own sun-like stars. |
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