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UPDATED: 08:46, September 29, 2006
Two more planets found in solar system
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Another two planets were recently discovered in the solar system, said the French National Space Research Center on September 26.

The Center discovered these planets in cooperation with scientists from Britain and Switzerland.

The two planets have been named WASP-2b and WASP-1b. WASP-1b is located in Andromeda, which is 1,000 light-years away from the earth; WASP-2b is located in Delphinus, which is 500 light-years away from the earth.

By People's Daily Online


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