| Astronomers say a new alien solar system found has | | | | 10180 is located in the constellation of Hydra, the water |
| planets just like ours. Located about 127 light-years | | | | snake. Being 127 light-years away, finding smaller |
| away in the constellation of Hydra, the star known as | | | | worlds like our own is still impossible. |
| HD 10180 seems remarkably similar to our own solar | | | | Three of the five planets appear to have orbits fairly |
| system. Observations were made by the European | | | | close to the star. The two much more distant. In our |
| Southern Observatory located in Chile using a system | | | | own solar system manufacturer, four planets have |
| called HARPS, which holds the record now for | | | | orbits close to the Sun, being Mercury, Venus, Earth |
| Earth-bound planet hunting. | | | | and Mars. The rest make up the ‘outer planets'. So |
| The star system has only one star similar to our own | | | | if one were to make a diagram of both solar systems, |
| Sun and thus far, five planets have been discovered | | | | ours and that of HD 10180 would look very alike. |
| orbiting it. This is the third alien solar system found with | | | | The alien solar system found in the constellation of |
| more than three planets. Most planets discovered are | | | | Hydra about the star HD 10180 marks a new |
| quite large, similar to Jupiter. Due to the great distances, | | | | achievement in astronomy. The system has the most |
| Earth-bound telescopes have only detected such | | | | planets yet detected by Earth-borne telescopes. All |
| gas-giants thus far. | | | | five planets are quite large to be seen from the |
| What makes this alien solar system manufacturer | | | | distance of 127 light-years. They are gas giants, similar |
| found so unique is that it has the most planets | | | | to Jupiter and Saturn. |
| detected in a single solar system by astronomers. HD | | | | |