Interesting ** Discovered a new solar system similar to ours : a second Earth home ? European astrophysicists have discovered a solar system similar to ours , in which seven planets orbit the star KOI -351 , according to the German Centre of Cosmonautics and Aeronautics . No other evidence coincidence planetary system similar to the architecture of our cosmic home , said astrophysicist Research Institute Berlin pose Juan Cabrera . Just like in our solar system , in the inner orbits of terrestrial planets are similar in size to Earth and in outer orbits , gas giants similar to Jupiter and Saturn , said the scientist . We have to emphasize how important this discovery . s A big step in the search for a twin of our solar system and therefore also for a second Earth , he added . The seven planteas detected by Cabrera and his team orbit around the star KOI -351 . Four of them have orbital periods between 7 , 9, 92 and 125 days and the other three are 331 , 211 and 60 days , similar to those of Earth , Venus and Mercury. The farthest planet in this solar system orbits the star at a distance of 150 million kilometers , a distance similar to that between the Earth and the Sun, said Cabrera . What has drawn attention to this system is that is ordered . Their architecture is very similar to that of our solar system . That is the main interest : the new system can help us understand how it formed ours , said the scientist. The findings have been published in the journal Astrophysical Journal ..
Posted on: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 08:06:40 +0000
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