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Press Room 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Archive All News News Conferences Public Affairs Office David Aguilar (617) 495-7462 Christine Pulliam (617) 495-7463 pubaffairs@cfa	Press Release Release No.: 2008-05For Release: Monday, February 18, 2008 More Than Half of Sun-like Stars May Have Rocky Planets This artist's concept illustrates the idea that rocky, terrestrial worlds (like the inner planets in our solar system) may be plentiful in the Milky Way. Using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers found that at least 20 percent, and possibly as many as 60 percent, of stars similar to the sun are candidates for forming rocky planets. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC-Caltech) High Resolution Image (jpg) Low Resolution Image (jpg) Back to Press Release
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