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Astronomers from the University of St Andrews have discovered with 'striking similarities' to our own Solar system.

Artist's impression of the newly detected planets orbiting their host star (CREDIT KASI/CBNU/ARCSEC)

Part of an international team, the researchers have found two new planets, similar to Jupiter and Saturn and 5,000 light years away.   Orbiting a star half the mass of the Sun, the planets were discovered using a world-wide net of telescopes - including the UK's Liverpool Telescope on the Canary Islands.  The latest finding brings the search for new planets `closer and closer to home'.