Scientists find planet like Earth - News. "There are definite signs of global warming, terrorism, energy concerns, mobile phones..." 27 April, 2007

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Scientists find planet like Earth - News. "There are definite signs of global warming, terrorism, energy concerns, mobile phones..." 27 April, 2007

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A scientist is looking through a huge telescope at a newly discovered planet which he says is rather like Earth with signs of global warming, terrorism, energy concerns and mobile phones. Refers to the finding of the new "super-Earth" which is called Gliese 581 C, after its star, Gliese 581, a diminutive red dwarf star located 20.5 light-years away that is about one-third as massive as the Sun. The Earth-like planet spotted outside our solar system is the first found that could support liquid...

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2007

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