Planet hunters have crossed an important threshold in their search for other Earth-like world's in space. They have detected two planets circling distant stars that may be smaller than Saturn.

Of the 30 or so extrasolar planets so far discovered, all are larger than Jupiter, the largest world in our Solar System. From their understanding of how planets form, astronomers expect that there will be many more smaller planets than larger ones. Until now, however, their techniques have not been sensitive enough to detect anything that has the mass of Jupiter and below.

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Mitch Battros
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