But other suns, stars as the astronomers call them, are bound to have planets like our own, and as the number of stars in the universe is so vast, this possibility becomes Virtual certainty. There are one hundred thousand million stars in our own Milky Way alone, and then there are three thousand million other Milky Ways, or Galaxies, in the universe.
I even liked the way he walked, I thought as I watched him, devouring the sight as hungrily as a war bride. The Moon was full and milky light washed his handsome features in only a pale glow that left deep shadows, but still I was waiting for him.
But other suns, stars as the astronomers call them, are bound to have planets like our own, and as the number of stars in the universe is so vast, this possibility becomes Virtual certainty. There are one hundred thousand million stars in our own Milky Way alone, and then there are three thousand million other Milky Ways, or Galaxies, in the universe.
I even liked the way he walked, I thought as I watched him, devouring the sight as hungrily as a war bride. The Moon was full and milky light washed his handsome features in only a pale glow that left deep shadows, but still I was waiting for him.
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天文学方面的最新发展使得我们能够在银河系和其他星系发现行星。
Recent developments in astronomy have made it possible to detect planets in our Milky Way and in other galaxies.
