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In All the Universe, Just 15 Percent of Solar Systems Are Like Ours
January 5, 2010
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In their quest to find solar systems analogous to ours, astronomers have determined how common our solar system is. They've concluded that about 10 percent of stars in the universe host systems of planets like our own, with several gas giant planets in the outer part of the solar system.Full StorySource
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