What is the current status of our search for inhabitable,Earthlike planets circling other stars?
A) Several stars have been found with Earth-mass planets orbiting at a distance suitable for liquid water and life, but we cannot yet see if they have oxygen-rich atmospheres.
B) Many extrasolar planets have been discovered, but most are in orbits with eccentricities too high to provide a stable environment for life.
C) No extrasolar planets of any kind have yet been confirmed.
D) We have not yet discovered Earthlike planets orbiting Sunlike stars.
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