However, Nasa will not be collecting the names and theyrely on the IAUs process for the naming of these planets. So those hoping they will be named after Donald Trump will be sorely disappointed.

The seven Earth-sized planets are clustered around a single star. Three of the planets are located in the habitable zone, which is the area around the planet star where the planet is most likely to have water.

This sets the record forgreatest number of habitable-zone planets found around a single star outside our solar system.

Every planet in the cluster could have liquid water with the right atmospheric conditions.

This discovery could be a significant piece in the puzzle of finding habitable environments, places that are conducive to life, said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of the Nasa's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.

Answering the question are we alone is a top science priority and finding so many planets like these for the first time in the habitable zone is a remarkable step forward toward that goal.

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