5 Things to Know About Alien Planet Kepler-186f, 'Earth's Cousin'

Friday, April 18, 2014 - 05:30 in Astronomy & Space

A newly discovered planet that has been called 'Earth's cousin' has just been found 490 light-years from Earth.

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