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TOI-201 Planets Are Wobbling Out of Our Line of Sight

Universe Today·Laurence Tognetti, MSc·about 1 month ago
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It turns out that even after studying our solar system in depth and discovering more than 6,100 exoplanets across more than 4,500 exoplanetary systems, not all solar systems are created equal. The longstanding notion is that planets orbit almost entirely in the same orbital path, also called an orbital plane. But what if an exoplanetary system was found to have exoplanets that not only orbit in different planes, but also exhibits changing behavior regarding when they pass in front of their star? Recently, an international team of more than 50 researchers addressed this conundrum, as they observed three exoplanets of varying sizes, orbital times, and orbital angles. Using a combination of data obtained from several worldwide telescopes and computer simulations, the team evaluated the architecture of a very unique exoplanetary system, with their findings published in the journal Science Advances earlier this month.…

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