BURSTReprinted with permission from World at Large, an independent news outlet covering conflict, travel, science, conservation, and health and fitness. Scientists have discovered 6 exoplanets orbiting in perfect resonance around a star, meaning their orbits are synchronized. Such a phenomenon is only known to occur during the initial phases of star-and-planet system formation, indicating that little […]
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