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Astronomers discover a potentially habitable planet just 25 light-years away. 'This one is exciting'

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Astronomers discover a potentially habitable planet just 25 light-years away. 'This one is exciting'
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A potentially habitable rocky world has been found in the habitable zone around a red dwarf just 25 light-years from us.However, faced with a hostile wind of radiation from its host star, it remains unclear whether this new exoplanet supports an atmosphere, or the possibility of life. Nevertheless, astronomers are celebrating the discovery. "This one's exciting," said Paul Robertson of the University of California, Irvine, in a statement. "It's one of our closest cosmic neighbors. Twenty-five li

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