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Exoplanet: n. a planet that orbits a star outside the solar system. |
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(December 20, 2005)
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(December 16, 2005)
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(December 5, 2005)
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(December 1, 2005)
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(November 29, 2005)
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(November 10, 2005)
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(October 26, 2005)
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(October 20, 2005)
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(October 12, 2005)
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(September 29, 2005)
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![NASA takes giant step toward finding Earth-like planets](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916215049im_/http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/images/giantStep_news.jpg) |
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(September 12, 2005)
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(August 30, 2005)
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(August 16, 2005)
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(August 11, 2005)
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(August 2, 2005)
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(July 29, 2005)
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(July 13, 2005)
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(June 30, 2005)
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(June 22, 2005)
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(June 20, 2005)
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(June 20, 2005)
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(June 10, 2005)
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(May 26, 2005)
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![Amateur, pro astronomers discover new planet](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916215049im_/http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/images/gravMicrolensing_news.jpg) |
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(May 20, 2005)
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(May 9, 2005)
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(April 30, 2005)
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(April 22, 2005)
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(April 12, 2005)
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![European team releases image of possible planet](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916215049im_/http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/images/gqLup_news.jpg) |
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(March 28, 2005)
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![Dying stars may bring life to worlds thought unlivable](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916215049im_/http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/images/dyingStar_news.jpg) |
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(March 22, 2005)
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(March 22, 2005)
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(March 11, 2005)
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(February 15, 2005)
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![Planets galore: 12 new discoveries announced](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916215049im_/http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/images/planetsGalore_news.jpg) |
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(February 7, 2005)
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(January 19, 2005)
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![Former athlete flexes new muscles for planet search](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916215049im_/http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/images/KenBrown_news.jpg) |
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(January 10, 2005)
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![Evidence mounts for image of suspected planet](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916215049im_/http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/images/suspectedPlanet_news.jpg) |
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(January 10, 2005)
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![Spitzer spies aftermath of collisions in Vega disc](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916215049im_/http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/images/spitzer_news.jpg) |
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(January 7, 2005)
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![NASA names key teams for Terrestrial Planet Finder](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080916215049im_/http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/images/tpfTeams_news.jpg) |
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