Planet offers hope of finding similar solar system to our own

A JUPITER-LIKE planet 90 light years away has given astronomers their best hope yet of finding another solar system similar to our own, it was revealed yesterday.

Planet offers hope of finding similar solar system to our own

The planet, about twice the mass of Jupiter, takes an almost circular path around its Sun-like parent star. It occupies a similar orbital position to Jupiter, 3.3 times further from its star as the Earth is from the Sun.

Dr Hugh Jones, from Liverpool John Moores University, who headed the British-led astronomers, said:

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