BREAKING: Newly discovered network of planets could harbor water and life, scientists say

Having trouble viewing this email? | View it in your browser   Scientists have found a planetary system that mirrors part of our own. Some 40 light-years from our sun and its retinue of planets, the new system boasts seven small worlds, five similar in size to Earth and two smaller than Earth but bigger than Mars. All seven could in theory host liquid water, and three could harbor oceans on their surface, according to the study published in Nature. FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, GO TO:   USATODAY.COM     Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights     © 2017 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108