First Earth-like planet spotted outside solar system likely a volcanic wasteland

Thursday, January 7, 2010 - 01:14 in Astronomy & Space

When scientists confirmed in October that they had detected the first rocky planet outside our solar system, it advanced the longtime quest to find an Earth-like planet hospitable to life...

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