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Scientists discover new Earth-like planet that 'could host alien life'

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Scientists have discovered a new star and planet that they believe are a ‘mirror image’ of the Earth and our sun. According to researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, the star, Kepler-160, and planet, KOI-456.04, are more similar to the Sun-Earth system than any previously known exoplanet-star pair, despite being over 3,000 light-years away.

The planet is around twice the size of Earth, and orbits its star at a distance that could allow life to thrive, according to the team.

Meanwhile, the star is a red dwarf, with a surface temperature of around 5,200°C - around 300° less than our own sun. The researchers believe that life on the planet could potentially have had twice as much time than life on Earth to form

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