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Another Earth or a blip in the data? We may never find out


An exoplanet called HD 137010 b might be the closest thing astronomers have ever seen to “Earth 2.0.” The trouble is that it’s only been seen once—and may never be glimpsed again

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The Earth-size planet HD 137010 b has a ‘50% chance of residing in the habitable zone’ of its sun-like star, 146 light-years away, but it may be -70C