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Tag: exoplanets
Astronomers spot rare star system with six planets in geometric formation
Astronomers have discovered a star system in which six planets orbit one star in an elaborate geometrical pattern due to a phenomenon called orbital resonance.
Neptune-sized exoplanet is too big for its host star
Stars this small shouldn’t make planets this big.
Astronomers say new telescopes should take advantage of “Starship paradigm”
“We’re advocating that the design space has expanded. Use it.”
This exoplanet might literally be the most metal planet out there
It’s likely that something stripped the outer layers off a once-rocky exoplanet.
Planet collision explains star’s brightening, then dimming
Emissions in infrared shot up, then visible light dropped two years later.