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The updated inventory of 4,400 potential exoplanets reveals a distinctive planetary system, suggesting multi-planet systems have more circular orbits. Kepler's legacy data continues to enhance our understanding of the galaxy's planetary systems.
Planets like Earth shouldn't get too close to their bigger, bullying neighbors. Jupiter-size worlds can wreck life-friendly conditions on their smaller neighbors.
The discovery provides a way to study the birth of an entirely new planet in real time.
Billions of years ago, self-replicating systems of molecules became separated from one another by membranes, resulting in the first cells. Over time, evolving cells enriched the living world with an astonishing diversity of new shapes and biochemical innovations, all made possible by compartments. Compartmentalization is how all living systems are organized today — from proteins and small molecules sharing space in separate phases to dividing labor and specialized functions within and among cells.
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