In All the Galaxy, Just 15 Percent of Solar Systems Are Like Ours
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 - 16:49
in Astronomy & Space
In their quest to find solar systems analogous to ours, astronomers have determined how common our solar system is. They've concluded that about 15 percent of stars in the galaxy host systems of planets like our own.
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