A new survey of the Kuiper belt - the distant area of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune - has turned up three new icy worlds that may be dwarf planets like Pluto.

一项对柯伊伯带-太阳系学海王星轨道之外的远距区域的调查，找到了三个新的冰封世界，可能像冥王星那样的矮星。

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Five planets orbiting a distant star form a real alien solar system.

围绕一颗遥远恒星运行的五颗行星形成了一个真正的异域太阳系。

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An organic molecule has been spotted for the first time in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system, a key step toward possibly finding signs of life on a distant world, scientists say.

科学家们称，在太阳系以外一颗行星的大气中首次发现了一种有机分子；在遥远的星球上可能会找到生命的迹象，但发现有机分子是关键的一步。

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I'm a science journalist and author of "Distant Wanderers: the Search for Planets Beyond the Solar System" who writes about over-the-horizon technology, primarily astronomy and space science.

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I'm a science journalist and author of "Distant Wanderers: the Search for Planets Beyond the Solar System" who writes about over-the-horizon technology, primarily in the realms of astronomy and space science.

FORBES: Decoding A Great Earth Die-Off: Was A Gamma-Ray Burst Really The Trigger?