A six-planet solar system in perfect synchrony has been found in the Milky Way
- Astronomers have discovered a rare family of six planets located 100 light-years from Earth, offering insights into planet formation.
- Using the ALMA telescope, astronomers have observed a disc surrounding a massive young star in a neighboring galaxy, providing direct evidence for the formation of stars and planets in another galaxy.
- The discovery of the six-planet solar system provides valuable information on planetary system formation and evolution, shedding light on the origins of sub-Neptunes in our Milky Way galaxy.
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A Planetary System With Six Sub-Neptunes Locked in Perfect Resonance
A team of researchers led by University of Chicago astronomer Rafael Luque analyzed data acquired by both NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and ESA’s CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite (Cheops) and found a unique planetary system. Orbiting a star cataloged as HD110067, this system contains six sub-Neptune planets. Incredibly, all six planets are orbiting in direct resonance with each other. The results of the work were publishe…
A six-planet solar system in perfect synchrony has been found in the Milky Way
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered a rare in-sync solar system with six planets moving like a grand cosmic orchestra, untouched by outside forces since their birth billions of years ago. The find, announced Wednesday, can help explain how solar systems across the Milky Way galaxy came to be. This one is 100 light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. A light-year is 5.8 trillion miles. A pair of planet-hunting sate…
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