Astronomers discover third planet in the Kepler-47 circumbinary system

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 - 13:00 in Astronomy & Space

Astronomers have discovered a third planet in the Kepler-47 system, securing the system's title as the most interesting of the binary-star worlds. Using data from NASA's Kepler space telescope, a team of researchers detected the new Neptune-to-Saturn-size planet orbiting between two previously known planets.

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