Scientists find potentially habitable planet less than twelve light years from Earth

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Scientists have potentially discovered five new planets orbiting Tau Ceti, one of our solar system's nearest neighbours, including one that could be in the star's "habitable zone."

"This discovery is in keeping with our emerging view that virtually every star has planets, and that the galaxy must have many such potentially habitable Earth-sized planets," said Steve Vogt, one of the scientists behind the study, in a statement.

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