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Nearest star from the sun has earth like planet.
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Nearest star from the sun has earth like planet.
Well, not quite. Alpha centauri, nearest star system to earth at merely 4.2 light years away, has an earth massed planet in its orbit. But the planet orbits so close to the star it's surface would melt lead. So a planet with bulk property like the earth, but not the surface condition we would find hospitable.

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Neares...t_999.html
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Nearest star from the sun has earth like planet. - by Anomalocaris - October 16, 2012 at 9:17 pm

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