The more astronomers look for other worlds, the more they find that it's a crowded and crazy cosmos. They think planets easily outnumber stars in our galaxy and they're even finding them in the strangest of places.
Astronomers See More Planets Than Stars In Galaxy
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, New York Times
Wed, 01/11/2012 - 2:09pm
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