Alien life could be possible - Ancient mini solar system discovered

A miniature version of our solar system existed 11 billion years ago, and it had planets the size of Earth which could have held ancient life, according to scientists

Alien life could be possible - Ancient mini solar system discovered

A miniature version of our solar system existed 11 billion years ago, and it had planets like Earth which could have held ancient life, according to scientists

The system’s parent star, named Kepler-444, is 117 light years from Earth and 11.2 billion years old.

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