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Published online 1 September 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040830-7
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Neptune-sized planets spied around distant stars
Planet hunters hail milestone in search for alien Earth.
Astronomers have found the smallest planets yet orbiting stars beyond our solar system. The new discoveries bring planet hunters closer than ever to finding an Earth-like alien world.
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