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ESA’s Cheops helps unlock rare six-planet system

ESA’s Cheops helps unlock rare six-planet system

by Daniela Sicilia | Nov 30, 2023 | Cheops, Exoplanets and Astrobiology, paper, Projects, RSN2

A rare star system with six exoplanets has been unlocked with the help of ESA’s Cheops mission. The discovery is particularly valuable because the planets’ orbital configuration shows that the system is largely unchanged since its formation more than a billion years ago.

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