Possible Earth-Like Planet Next Door?

Possible Earth-Like Planet Next Door? Scientists say they discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting the star closest to our planet other than the Sun. It is the closest planet ever found outside our solar system that could support life as we know it.

CNN 2011-09-22

-Lawrence, what a discovery! And I believe I was you who made it. -Yes, I was me and my team. We took a lot of groundbased observing and a lot of modeling, and also it was quite the team that actually made the discovery. I got to lead it, because I'v

CNN 2011-09-19

Hi, laurence, whats a discovery that I believe it was u who made it. Yes, I and my team, we took a lot of ground basic oberserving and a lot of modeling, and also it was quite the team that actually made the discovery. I got to lead it coz I have bee

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2006年VOA标准英语-European "Venus Express" Begins Orbiting E

By David McAlary Washington 11 April 2006 A European spacecraft has arrived at Venus to study Earth's hot, hazy sister planet. It is only the latest of many space probes trying to understand why our c

Alien contact

Rob: Hello! Im Rob and this is 6 Minute English. Im joined today byAlice. Hello Alice. Alice: Hi Rob. Rob: Today, were talking about alien life form and who on planet earth wouldaliens speak to if they one day made contact? Alice: Alien life form. Th

VOA慢速英语 2007 1205b

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双语有声阅读:Space weather satellites in orbit 太空天气

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2017年CRI China's first cargo spacecraft docks with Tiangong-2 space lab

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2018年CRI Moon Day special: China's lunar exploration program

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双语：太空垃圾数量已达“临界点”

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Have you ever been floating in a swimming pool, all comfy and warm, 你是否曾经浮在游泳池里，感觉非常惬意，暖洋洋得， thinking, Man, it'd be cool to be an astronaut! 想着，天啦，当一名宇航员太爽了！ You could fl

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VOA标准英语2010年-Five New Planets Discovered by NASA's

Artist's conception of the Kepler spacecraft, launched in 2008 to identify planets orbiting distant stars Related Links Kepler The planets we found are all hotter than molten lava. ... Looking at them might be like looking at a blast furnace. Scienti

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