planetary system
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See 17 Years of an Exoplanet’s Orbit in One Captivating GIF
Beta Pictoris b is a young exoplanet about 12 times as massive as Jupiter, with an orbit nearly twice as long. Now, a timelapse video of the planet’s nearly 23-year orbit lets you see most of that journey in just ten seconds. Jason Wang, an astrophysicist at Northwestern University, has led an effort to condense…
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Astronomers Spot What Could Be a Neptune-Sized Moon in a Distant Solar System
By scouring archival data from the now-retired Kepler space telescope, astronomers have found a promising new exomoon candidate, in what is an exceptionally rare discovery.