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New Alien Planet Discovered

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Only 300 light years away.

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Looks like the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope has made a very large discovery. Scientists have captured images of a new planet, dubbed HD 95086 b, a mere 300 light-years away from Earth.

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