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By star standards "it's barely born"

A team of astronomers, including Professor Bruce Macintosh from Stanford University, have identified a new planet which is being described as a 'young Jupiter' because of its similarities to the gas giant.

(Photo: An artist's conception of the Jupiter-like exoplanet, 51 Eri b. Credit: Danielle Futselaar & Franck Marchis, SETI Institute)

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