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Another Sun Found

May 9 2014 10:29 PM

The solar sibling called HD 162826 is a star 15 per cent more massive than the Sun, located 110 light-years away in the constellation Hercules. (Nasa) 

Scientists have identified the first "sibling" of the Sun – a massive star almost certainly born from the same cloud of gas and dust as our own star.

The solar sibling called HD 162826 is a star 15 per cent more massive than the Sun, located 110 light-years away in the constellation Hercules.

Source: http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/science/first-solar-sibling-discovered/

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