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![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106085815im_/http://nsf.gov/images/x.gif) Press Release 04-111 Astronomers Find New Class of Planets Outside the Solar System
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Two new "Neptunes" are the smallest extra-solar planets yet—but could be the first of many
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In this artist's conception, a newly discovered planet the size of Neptune orbits the cool, reddish M-dwarf star Gliese 436
Credit: NASA/G. Bacon |
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![Planet at 55 Cancri](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106085815im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/111_2_f.jpg) |
In this artist's conception, another Neptune-sized planet orbits the yellow, Sun-like star 55 Cancri. Astronomers have already discovered three other planets around this star, all lying further out.
Credit: NASA/G. Bacon |
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