Nearby Solar System Could Be Habitable

11/27/2008 05:12 am ET | Updated May 25, 2011
  • Alexis Madrigal Wired

A nearby solar system bears a striking similarity to our own solar system, raising the possibility it could harbor Earth-like planets.

Epsilon Eridani, located about 10.5 light-years from our sun, is surrounded by two asteroid belts that are shaped by planets, astronomers at SETI Institute and Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics announced today.

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