Scientists claim the search for an Earth-like planet outside the solar system has entered a new phase Photo: GETTY IMAGES From The Telegraph:
Scientists are on the brink of discovering the first Earth-like planet outside the solar system, a leading astronomer has claimed.
Professor Michel Mayor, the scientist who led the team that identified the first extrasolar planet in 1995, believes a planet similar in size and composition to Earth will soon be found.
Prof Mayor, of Geneva University, said that the prospect of finding a planet habitable for humans had come a step closer through rapid technological advances allowing observation of planets outside the solar system.
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