Nasa’s Kepler space probe has found more than just 706 potential new planets — it may also have found five new solar systems.
Buried in the deluge of data sent back by the probe are clear signs that at least five of the 150,000-plus stars it has studied may have two or more planets in orbit around them. Some appear similar to Earth.
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