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Published online 30 July 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040726-14
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Earth-like planets may be more rare than thought
In cosmic terms, our solar system could be special after all.
We could be alone in the Universe after all. The discovery during the past decade of over a hundred planets around other stars has encouraged many scientists to think that habitable planets like ours might be common.
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