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 It's just a matter of time when man discovers extraterrestrial life given just how vast the universe truly is.

A solar system much like ours

Astronomers have found more than 4,000 exoplanets, worlds orbiting distant stars in our Milky Way galaxy. Many reside in planetary systems vastly different from ours. But, on August 5, 2021, astronomers said they’ve found a distant planetary system that has intriguing similarities to our sun’s inner solar system. One of the planets is about half the mass of Venus, the planet next-door to Earth. Another could have oceans. And there might be yet another rocky world in this system’s habitable zone.

This infographic shows a comparison between the L 98-59 exoplanet system (top) with part of our own inner solar system (Mercury, Venus and Earth). There are four confirmed rocky planets and a fifth candidate. Image via ESO/ L. Calçada/ M. Kornmesser/ O. Demangeon.

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