Within three more years eight others had walked on the moon on successful round-trip voyages with four more orbital companions.

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Kepler-37b is a tad larger than our heavenly dance partner, the Moon, and whizzes round a star much like our Sun, with two larger planets in its system for company.

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The younger of the men, who had a round, moon face and wire-rimmed glasses, offered another figure.

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The startup hopes to sell round-trip moon expeditions to foreign countries, research organizations and even some wealthy individuals.

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