http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/31/science/space/astronomers-find-earthlike-planet-but-its-infernally-hot.html?ref=science&_r=0
A planet was found that orbits a star much like our sun. It is about the same size as earth and made of the same materials, however it is uninhabitable because it orbits its star less then a million miles away, and only takes about 8 and a half hours to complete a revolution. The discovery of this planet shows that there are other planets like earth out in space so life is definitely possible to be found. This particular planet was seen as "hell on earth" due to its close proximity to the star it revolves around. Scientists still want to know how its possible that the planet found, Kepler 78b, formed at that particular spot because they claim that it couldn't have formed there, because the star as a youngster would have extended into its orbit. So where did It come from. They are still researching this to discover as much information as possible.
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