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Using the ultra-precise HARPS spectrograph on ESO’s 3.6-m telescope at La Silla (Chile), a team of European astronomers have discovered that a nearby star is host to three Neptune-mass planets. The innermost planet is most probably rocky, while the outermost is the first known Neptune-mass planet to reside in the habitable zone. This unique system is likely further enriched by an asteroid belt.
 

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[P]“For the first time, we have discovered a planetary system composed of seve. . .

very cool. and the whole business of planet detection has only just begun. curious to see what else we will find

It would be nice to have bigger and better telecsopes with higher resolution in orbit.  It would also seem worthwhile to continue to support Hubble Space Telescope.