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Galaxy Hosts 100 Billion Planets, in New Estimate
![[article image]](/system/assets/0000/6954/11112.wsj.milky_way_from_chile.large.jpg?1326313453&1326313452 "Milky Way seen from Chile")
The Milky Way is seen above an observatory in Chile.
Credit: ESO/Z. Bardon/ProjectSoft
Astronomers said Wednesday that each of the 100 billion stars in the Milky Way probably has at least one companion planet, adding credence to the notion that planets are as common in the cosmos as grains of sand on the beach.
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