‘Shocked and delighted’: Astronomers find six planets orbiting in resonance

A newly discovered system of six planets circling a nearby Sun-like star may be the key to unlocking how planetary systems form. All between the size of Earth and Neptune, the worlds are orbiting in a so-called resonant chain — a configuration that it’s relatively rare to observe in nature, making the system a valuableContinue reading “‘Shocked and delighted’: Astronomers find six planets orbiting in resonance”
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