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On Wednesday, the scientists over at NASA are expected to make a major announcement about exoplanets—planets outside our solar system that orbit their own stars—at an afternoon press conference.It's not clear what findings the agency is planning to announce, but earlier this week, NASA said they would be regarding a "discovery beyond our solar system." The findings will be released simultaneously in the journal Nature at 1 PM EST, around the time of the press conference.Like the recent discovery of Proxima b, the exoplanet that's the closest to our solar system, researchers have been on the hunt for these Earth-like celestial bodies that could potentially have water or carry habitable life. Scientists believe Proxima b could have liquid water, due to its temperature, so there's no telling what else they've found on other exoplanets floating around out there.You can watch the press conference via NASA's livestream below at 1PM EST. You can also tweet what questions you have about the discovery to NASA using #askNASA.