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APOPHYSIS 7X Every star twinkling in the night sky plays host to an average of 1.6 planets, a new study suggests.That implies there are some 10 billion Earth-sized planets in our galaxy.
Using a technique called gravitational microlensing, an international team found a handful of exoplanets that imply the existence of billions more.
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