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Possible Planet Discovered Outside The Milky Way: The Connection

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The ConnectionOctober 27, 2021 10:13 am

Possible Planet Discovered Outside The Milky Way: The Connection

Your 5 Stories to Know, including an out of this world find by astronomers and how your Halloween candy could help animals at the Dallas Zoo. We’ve also got a look at the weather since it’s finally feeling like fall. Catch ‘The Connection’ on Roku, AppleTV and Peacock.

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Possible Planet Discovered Outside The Milky Way: The Connection

Possible Planet Discovered Outside The Milky Way: The Connection

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Tarrant County to hold public hearing on controversial district redraw

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13-year-old celebrates graduation from Dallas College

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Low Dallas voter turnout fuels effort to change May election to November

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What is that large cement dome in Terrell?

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Dak Prescott talks about mental health, suicide prevention in an NBC 5 exclusive

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Only on NBC 5: Reflections on FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force's Dallas division

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Severe storms spawn tornadoes in North Texas, leaving trail of damage behind

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Amtrak pulls funding from Texas bullet train, derailing years long process

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‘Christmas Cruise' featuring Dallas Low Riders Club winds through downtown

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Christmas Day garment giveaway helps North Texans in need

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Faith at the center of the Christmas holidays for many North Texans

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Dallas Cowboys partnering with the Salvation Army is a Thanksgiving tradition

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