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Star Puzzle

Astronomers have discovered more than a dozen objects not much bigger than Jupiter, lurking all by themselves in a nearby star cluster. The objects aren't quite planets, but they're too small and dim to be stars. The discovery has sparked debate about just what they are -- and what to call them. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

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