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Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.

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Simpson and Chen ran mathematical models looking at how differently sized Earth-like worlds would have affected the rest of ...

Stargazers will be treated to a dazzling six-planet "alignment" this January.

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