Astronomers have discovered 1,284 more planets beyond our solar system

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Location CAPE CANAVERAL, United States
Reuters / Wednesday, May 11, 2016
An artist's concept depicts select planetary discoveries made so far by NASA's Kepler space telescope. Astronomers have discovered 1,284 more planets beyond our solar system, with nine possibly in orbits suitable for surface water that could bolster the prospects of supporting life. Courtesy W. Stenzel/NASA


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Reuters / Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Dwarf planet Ceres is seen in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Ceres, one of the most intriguing objects in the solar system, is gushing water vapor from its frigid surface into space, in a finding that raises questions about whether it might be hospitable to life. REUTERS/NASA/ESA


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Location WASHINGTON, United States
Reuters / Wednesday, August 29, 2007
A fledgling solar system containing deep within it enough water vapor to fill all the oceans on Earth five times, located in our Milky Way galaxy about 1,000 light years from Earth in the constellation Perseus. REUTERS/NASA/JPL-Caltech