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Artist's illustration of the planet TOI-561b. Image: W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam MakarenkoScientists have discovered a rocky “super-Earth” planet in an ancient star system that likely formed 10 billion years ago, only a few billion years after our Milky Way galaxy came to be.Why it matters: The newfound planet likely can't support life, but in general, researchers think older planetary systems have better odds of possibly harboring life because they're long-lived.What they found: The planet — called TOI-561b — orbits its star in less than half an Earth day and is about 50% larger than our planet.Southern California's COVID outbreak is in a terrible place, and hospitals haven't even been hit with a wave of potential infections from Christmas and New Year's.The big picture: Hospitalizations have stabilized, but public health officials say that's just from infections linked to Thanksgiving, the L.A. Times .Health: as hospitals remain in crisis mode — at the peak of its destruction.Politics: will run to fill his seat.Vaccine: .Economy: — —&nbsp; in December.World: to investigate pandemic origins.Combining two FDA-approved drugs may help stop some people's use of methamphetamine, a shows.Why it matters: Currently there are no FDA-approved drug treatments available for people with a methamphetamine use disorder — an addiction that has risen during the pandemic.

Artist's illustration of the planet TOI-561b. Image: W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam MakarenkoScientists have discovered a rocky “super-Earth” planet in an ancient star system that likely formed 10 billion years ago, only a few billion years after our Milky Way galaxy came to be.Why it matters: The newfound planet likely can't support life, but in general, researchers think older planetary systems have better odds of possibly harboring life because they're long-lived.What they found: The planet — called TOI-561b — orbits its star in less than half an Earth day and is about 50% larger than our...

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