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What scientists want next is a thorough comparison of what we and exosolar planets and vagabonds look like. Only in this way will we know whether our home life is normal or whether we live in a dysfunctional solar family.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: October 5
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