A unique six-planet star system has been uncovered by esteemed astronomers in geometric formation in the Milky Way.
Unique Six-Planet Star System (Photo: SPICE Science)teemed Astronomers Uncovered Unique Six-Planet Star System in the Milky Way
According to Digital Trends, a unique six-planet star system has been uncovered by esteemed astronomers. The rare six-planet star system was circumnavigating around one star in an intricate geometrical pattern due to a phenomenon called orbital resonance.
With the use of NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and the European Space Agency’s CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite (CHEOPS), the researchers have built up a picture of the beautiful, but complex system (HD11006), located 100 light-years away.
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Uncommon Six-Planet Star Systems First Detected in 2020
SPACE reports that the unique six-planet star systems that astronomers discovered and taking interest in the present year were first detected in 2020 by NASA. During the time it was detected, astronomers discovered that they found so-called sub-Neptunes, which are spheres about twice the size of the Earth, camouflaged by ostensibly puffy atmospheres.
With the new data from TESS, the astronomers reanalyzed the same patch of sky two years later, targeting a new and more meticulous observation by the European Space Agency’s Characterising Exoplanet Satellite (CHEOPS) in which the scientists confirmed the third exoplanet in the system.
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