There are at least 300 million potentially habitable planets in our galaxy, NASA finds

By Jessie Yeung, CNN

Updated 0457 GMT (1257 HKT) November 6, 2020

This artist's impression shows the football-shaped planet WASP-103b (left) closely orbiting its host star.
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This artist's impression shows the football-shaped planet WASP-103b (left) closely orbiting its host star.
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This image shows double-star system b Centauri and its giant planet b Centauri b. The star pair is the bright object at top left. The planet is visible as a bright dot in the lower right. The other bright dot (top right) is a background star.
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This image shows double-star system b Centauri and its giant planet b Centauri b. The star pair is the bright object at top left. The planet is visible as a bright dot in the lower right. The other bright dot (top right) is a background star.
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This artist's rendering shows a Jupiter-like planet orbiting a dead white dwarf star 6,500 light-years away from Earth. The planet survived the violent phases of stellar evolution leading to the star's death.
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This artist's rendering shows a Jupiter-like planet orbiting a dead white dwarf star 6,500 light-years away from Earth. The planet survived the violent phases of stellar evolution leading to the star's death.
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This artist's illustration shows the night-side view of the exoplanet WASP-76b, where iron rains down from the sky.
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This artist's illustration shows the night-side view of the exoplanet WASP-76b, where iron rains down from the sky.
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Astronomers have identified a new class of habitable planets, which they call Hycean planets. These are hot, ocean-covered planets with hydrogen-rich atmospheres.
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Astronomers have identified a new class of habitable planets, which they call Hycean planets. These are hot, ocean-covered planets with hydrogen-rich atmospheres.
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This artist's illustration shows L 98-59b, one of the planets in a planetary system 35 light-years away from Earth. This planet has half the mass of Venus.
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This artist's illustration shows L 98-59b, one of the planets in a planetary system 35 light-years away from Earth. This planet has half the mass of Venus.
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