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- Extrasolar planets - "An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. As of February 7, 2011, astronomers have announced the confirmed detection of 529 such planets. There are at least another 1,235 planet candidates awaiting confirmation by more detailed investigations, including 54 that may be in the "Habitable Zone"." - Wikipedia
- "Super-Earth" Exo-Planet Found to Meet Key Criteria for Life - "... A super-Earth exoplanet, Gliese 581d, a rocky world orbiting a red dwarf star called Gliese 581, located around 20 light years from Earth..." - The Daily Galaxy - May 17, 2011
- Earth-Like Worlds Might Be as 'Common as Ants at a Picnic' - "NASA's Kepler Space Telescope found 1,235 planet candidates beyond our solar system..." - Live Science - Feb 8, 2011
- Exclusive: Chat With Exoplanet Guru Geoff Marcy - "Almost exactly fifteen years ago, astronomer Geoff Marcy addressed a stunned American Astronomical Society at a meeting in San Antonio to announce the discovery of two new extrasolar planets." - Wired Science - Feb 2, 2011
- Exoplanet Hunter Finds Bounty of Multi-Planet Solar Systems - Wired Science - Feb 2, 2011
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