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‘Large, chilly’ Earth-like planet found

March 13, 2006

Aukland, New Zealand - New Zealand researchers have found evidence of a "super-Earth," a chilly Neptune-sized planet.

Using a variant of a technique proposed by Einstein, researchers from Auckland and Massey universities and Auckland's Stardome Observatory, have found signs of a new, icy planet, like a "large, chilly version" of Earth but too cold for life.

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