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Rocky Exoplanet Uncovered by ESO in Nearby Star System

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Tom Patton
Aug 19, 2021
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A team of astronomers using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) in Chile recently uncovered a small rocky exoplanet orbiting a nearby star.

“This system announces what is to come. We, as a society, have been chasing terrestrial planets since the birth of astronomy and now we are finally getting closer and closer to the de…

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