Astronomers see second Earth in the making

by steve468 | October 3, 2007 at 09:59 am
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Astronomers have spotted evidence of a second Earth being built around a distant star 424 light-years away.

 
Using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have spotted a huge belt of warm dust swirling around a young star called HD 113766 that is just slightly larger than our sun.



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