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refuse to accept new Indian passports Astronomers have found a
new planet, the closest yet outside our solar system and just an
astronomical stone's throw away at four light years, raising the
chances of finding a habitable planet in Earth's neighbourhood.
Researchers say the new planet is too close to its sun to
support known forms of life, w ith a surface temperature
estimated at 1,200 degrees Celsius. But previous studies suggest
that when one planet is discovered orbiting a sun, there are
usually others in the same system. The new Earth-sized planet,
announced in science journal Nature by Stephane Udry and Xavier
Dumusque at the Geneva Observ