Rooting Out Planetary Imposters: Three “Exoplanets” Turn Out To Be Stars - SciTechDaily

Among thousands of known exoplanets, MIT astronomers flag three that are actually stars. The first worlds beyond our solar system were discovered three decades ago. Since then, close to 5,000 exoplanets have been confirmed in our galaxy. Astronomers have dete…

Among thousands of known exoplanets, MIT astronomers have flagged three that are actually stars. Pictured is an artist’s interpretation of stars and planets. Credit: NASA Among thousands of known ex… [+5713 chars]

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