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Pluto Has an Ocean of Liquid Water Surrounded by a 40-80 km Ice Shell


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Scientists have discovered an Earth-sized, potentially habitable planet just 40 light years away. Named TRAPPIST-1e, is located in TRAPPIST-1 system and has conditions that might support liquid water and life. The discovery fuels our curiosity and hopes about the possibility of life beyond Earth.

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