Among Trillions of Planets, Are We 'Home Alone?' - Deepstash

Among Trillions of Planets, Are We 'Home Alone?'

Once seen as the center of the universe, Earth has suffered a series of demotions over the past few hundred years. Now, in an age of fast-paced discovery, we’ve learned we’re likely just one of trillions of planets in the Milky Way galaxy – and among the smaller ones at that.

Yet Earth remains a standout, and so far, one of a kind. Of the thousands of exoplanets – planets around other stars – confirmed by our increasingly powerful telescopes, and despite extensive probing of the solar system, ours is still the only planet known to host life.

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