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By John D. Sutter, CNN
December 16, 2009 5:12 p.m. EST This illustration shows how the newly discovered planet may look
orbiting its nearby star, which is smaller than Earth's sun. STORY HIGHLIGHTS * Astronomers have found a watery planet that's similar in size to Earth
* The planet probably is too hot to support life similar to that
found on Earth
* The planet, named GJ 1214b, is 2.7 times as large as Earth and
orbits a smaller star
* Astronomers spotted the planet using a 16-inch telescope on the ground (CNN) -- Astronomers announced this week they found a water-rich and
relatively nearby planet that's similar in size to Earth.
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December 15, 2009 - 3:30PM AP Thousands of villagers have been evacuated after authorities raised the
alert level on the Philippines' most active volcano, which has started
to spew lava as well as ash.
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By KHALID TANVEER
The Associated Press
Tuesday, December 15, 2009; 12:50 PM DERA GHAZI KHAN, Pakistan -- A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb in
a market close to a politician's home in central Pakistan on Tuesday,
killing 33 people and showing the increasing reach of Taliban militants
in the nuclear-armed nation.
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By IAN DEITCH
The Associated Press
Tuesday, December 15, 2009; 12:19 PM JERUSALEM -- Iran is close to a "technological breakthrough" that would
enable it to build nuclear weapons, Israel's military intelligence chief
said in a rare public assessment Tuesday.
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Space Weather News for Dec. 15, 2009 http://spaceweather.com
Just yesterday, sunspot 1035 was nearly
invisible.
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