Hubble discovers 100 new planets

The Hubble Space Telescope may have discovered as many
as 100 new planets orbiting stars in our galaxy. 

Hubble's harvest comes from a sweep of thousands of
stars in the dome-like bulge of the Milky Way. 

If confirmed it would almost double the number of planets
known to be circling other stars to about 230. 

The discovery will lend support to the idea that almost
every sunlike star in our galaxy, and probably the
Universe, is accompanied by planets. 

Last Updated: Friday, 2 July, 2004, 00:36 GMT 01:36 UK
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3856401.stm

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