Earth's nearest cousin, OGLE is 20,000 light years away
26th Jan 2006, 19:34 GMT
WASHINGTON - Astronomers have discovered a planet located near the center of Milky Way that they claim is closest in appearance to the Earth. The planet, named OGLE-2005-BLG-390 , is just about 20,000 light-years away from Earth.
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