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Astronomers Watch as New Earth-Like Planet Forms

424 light-years away, materials clump together around young star

By Zach Samalin, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 4, 2007 2:45 PM CDT

(Newser) – A massive belt of dust swirling around a young star 424 light-years away could be evidence of a second Earth in the making, Space.com reports. Astronomers observing the area through a NASA space telescope say many of the conditions for forming an Earth-sized planet... Read full story »

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