Discovered 'copy' of Uranus

For the first time in the history of space exploration, Earth astronomers have found a planet similar to Uranus, in a binary star system about 25,000 light-years ago.

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Astronomers have found hundreds of planets around the Milky Way, including rocky planets like Earth and planets like Jupiter.

However, it was not until recently that they first discovered a third type of planet in the solar system consisting of half the gas half of the ice called 'giant ice' like Uranus and Neptune.

While both Uranus and Neptune are mostly composed of hydrogen and helium, they all contain a large amount of methane ice, so the two planets have a green appearance.

The newly discovered planet exists in a rather difficult way: it revolves around a star in the binary star system, while the second star is close enough to harass the orbit of the planet, according to the newspaper. The Astrophysical Journal report.

The discovery is expected to help solve the mystery of the origin of giant ice planets in the solar system, according to Professor Andrew Gould of Ohio State University (USA).