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Anewlydiscoveredplanetlooksjustrightforlifeasweknowit,accordingtoaninternationalgroupofastronomers.Orbitingastarabout500light-yearsaway,theplanetcalledKepler-186fisaboutthesamesizeasEarth.Itorbitsitsstarat
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A newly discovered planet looks just right for life as we know it,according to an international group of astronomers.Orbiting a star about 500light-years away,the planet called Kepler-186f is about the same size as Earth.It orbits its star at the right distance for liquid water on the surface.That is a necessary condition for life as we know it.

But it is not exactly like Earth,NASA planetary scientist Elisa Quintana said."It's more of an Earth's cousin.It's not an Earth's twin.It shares the same characteristics as Earth,but their parent stars are very different,"said Quintana.

Kepler-186f orbits a star that is smaller and cooler than our sun.But,writing in the journal Science,the astronomers say the planet appears to be a closer relative than most of the hundreds of others discovered so far.Some are massive gas-covered giants with thick,crushing atmospheres.Others orbit too close to their stars and are too hot for life.

Two planets discovered last year are in the right orbit and might be good candidates for life,Quintana says,but they are a bit bigger than Earth."For the first time,we can actually say we now have a planet that is both Earth-sized and orbits in its star's habitable zone,"she said.

It may be the first time,but it probably is not the last,says Massachusetts Institute of Technology astrophysicist Sara Seager."We've been waiting decades to understand how common habitable planets might be,and it's looking like they're really common.And this gives us excitement and motivation to take the next step,"said Seager.

The next step would be to look for signs of life in the atmospheres of these distant worlds.That would take a more sophisticated (高端的;复杂的) space telescope.But budget cuts threaten that mission,says University of California at Los Angeles astrophysicist Ben Zuckerman."In principle,we could do this in the next few decades.But in practice,because there's no money,it's

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  63.B细节理解题.根据文章第一段It orbits its star at the right distance for liquid water on the surface.That is a nece...
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