There are more than 300 planets noted in the capital zone of their stars. Half of all stars have gaseous planets in the half percent, which obviously don't have solid surfaces. There may even be far more than Earth-sized planets at that distance. Aliens could be looking at us thinking, what's going on over there? That's why they're not interested in this planet.
What is the weirdest planet ever discovered? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice discover bizarre exoplanets like Erebus, the impacts of living on a habitable moon, hot Jupiters, and more with astronomy professor David Kipping.
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