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By Sharon Noguchi and Lisa M. Krieger / The Bulletin
January 11, 2011
SAN JOSE, Calif. — It resembles a glowing briquette, with scorching temperatures, no water and possibly clouds of toxic silicon. An inviting place to live? No. But the discovery of this small and rocky world by astronomers at California’s NASA Ames Research Center offers an....