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The Planet Boom

Hunt for new worlds goes into overdrive

Image: Kuiper Belt object
T. Pyle / SSC / JPL-Caltech / NASA

In the next five years, space probes and giant telescopes will revolutionize the way we think of planets. Full story

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Image: Canon PowerShot SX200 IS
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Image: Female Jumping Spider
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Image: Cat Ba leopard gecko, Vietnam
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Image: Saturn
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"Earthrise" seen by the Apollo 8 astronauts in December 1968. Credit: NASA.
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Trifecta
Image: Hubble view
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Image: The pair of day-old clouded leopard cubs
Smithsonian's National Zoo
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