Planet found orbiting habitable zone of sun-like star

Monday, December 5, 2011 - 21:30 in Astronomy & Space

MOFFET FIELD, California (Reuters) - The most Earth-like planet ever discovered is circling a star 600 light years away, a key finding in an ongoing quest to learn if life exists beyond Earth, scientists said on Monday.

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