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A six-planet solar system in perfect synchrony has been found in the Milky Way

Phys.org - Sun 3 Dec 23

Astronomers have discovered a rare in-sync solar system with six planets moving like a grand cosmic orchestra, untouched by outside forces since their birth billions of years ago.

A Six-Planet Solar System in Perfect Synchrony Has Been Found in the Milky Way, TIME - Wed 29 Nov 23

Six planet system is perfectly tuned

Physics World - Fri 1 Dec 23

A rare system of six exoplanets, all smaller than Neptune but larger than Earth, has been found with orbits that are all resonant with each other. The system was discovered by astronomers led ...

Scientists discover rare six-planet system moving in strange synchrony

Interesting Engineering - Thu 30 Nov 23

In ...

Astronomers Discover Six Alien Planets Orbiting In Perfect Synchrony

Inverse - Wed 29 Nov 23

— © CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, Thibaut Roger/NCCR PlanetSAstronomer Rafael Luque, of the University of Chicago, and his colleagues recently discovered six planets orbiting a nearby star in a series ...

Six planets found orbiting a bright star 100 light years away

Newscientist - Wed 29 Nov 23

The orbits of six planets around the star HD 110067 have been in a fixed pattern for billions of years, giving astronomers clues about how they formed

Scientists find six planet system where stars orbit in rhythmic beat

The Independent - Wed 29 Nov 23

Synchronised orbits could tell us how planets form and evolve

Astronomers discover new six-planet system

The Independent - Wed 29 Nov 23

The planets orbit their central star in a rhythmic beat, a rare case of an ‘in sync’ gravitational lockstep.

A Star With Six Planets That Orbit Perfectly in Sync

New York Times - Wed 29 Nov 23

One hundred light years away, a handful of planets are circling a star in the same configuration as when they formed.

'Perfect solar system' found in search for alien life

BBC News - Wed 29 Nov 23

Astronomers hope to learn how its six planets formed and whether any of them are home to life

Scientists discover rare six-planet system that moves in strange synchrony

Phys.org - Wed 29 Nov 23

Scientists have discovered a rare sight in a nearby star system: Six planets orbiting their central star in a rhythmic beat. The planets move in an orbital waltz that repeats itself so precisely ...

Scientists discover rare 6-planet system that moves in strange synchrony, Scienmag - Wed 29 Nov 23

Astronomers Discover Rare Solar System Where Planets Orbit in Mathematical Harmony

Smithsonian Magazine - Mon 4 Dec 23

The "resonant" planets could provide insight about how such systems form and evolve—and why our own solar system is not synced up

Astronomers Discover System of 6 Planets in Rare Orbital Resonance

Extremetech - Fri 1 Dec 23

Astronomers believe this solar system may have been locked into this orbital dance for billions of years.

Six-Planet System in Perfect Harmony Shocks Scientists

Scientific American - Thu 30 Nov 23

Six “sub-Neptune” worlds locked in a delicate dance around a nearby star offer fresh insights for the orbital evolution of planetary systems

Six Planets Have Been Found Around A Bright Star, Say Scientists

Forbes - Wed 29 Nov 23

A star system with six planets has been discovered 416 light-years from the solar system by ESA’s Cheops mission.

Scientists Discover Six Alien Worlds Perfectly Synchronized

ScienceAlert - Wed 29 Nov 23

"A planetary system that has survived untouched."

This rare exoplanet system has 6 'sub-Neptunes' with mathematically perfect orbits

SPACE.com - Wed 29 Nov 23

A newfound, and impressively well-maintained, planetary system full of sub-Neptunes could reveal why our solar system lacks such a world. ...

6 alien worlds have been 'waltzing' in perfect rhythm for 4 billion years

Livescience - Wed 29 Nov 23

Six exoplanets with sizes between Earth and Neptune have been in rhythm with each other since they were born around the same star 4 billion years ago, new research ...

Nearby six-planet system locked in a 'rhythmic' orbit, researchers say

UPI - Wed 29 Nov 23

Researchers at the University of Chicago said Wednesday they have discovered a six-planet solar system in which the planets circle their star in a rhythmic beat that is precise enough that ...

Scientists Were Wrong – Tiny Crystals Reveal That the Moon Is Millions of Years Older Than Previously Thought

SciTechDaily - Sun 3 Dec 23

Scientists from Northwestern University contributed to the analysis of lunar samples that were collected by astronauts during the Apollo 17 mission. By analyzing tiny crystals...

Cosmic Rhythms: Strange Discovery of a Six-Planet System in Perfect Harmony

SciTechDaily - Sat 2 Dec 23

Study led by University of Chicago astronomer Rafael Luque may tell us about how planets form. Scientists have discovered a rare sight in a nearby...

Cosmic Choreography: Unraveling the 6-Planet Resonance Mystery

SciTechDaily - Fri 1 Dec 23

Researchers led by Rafael Luque discovered six planets in a rare gravitational resonance around a smaller, cooler star. This unique arrangement, stable since the system’s...

Astronomers Discover Resonant System of Six Sub-Neptune Exoplanets around HD 110067

Sci.News - Thu 30 Nov 23

The bright nearby star HD 110067 hosts six transiting sub-Neptunes that follow a chain of resonant orbits, according to new research led by University of Chicago astronomers. The post Astronomers ...

Hubble’s Big Reveal: Unearthing the Secrets of a Nearby Earth-Sized World

SciTechDaily - Wed 29 Nov 23

Hubble Telescope confirms the size of Earth-like exoplanet LTT 1445Ac, offering new insights into its composition and the potential for further atmospheric study. Lots of...

An astronomical waltz reveals a sextuplet of planets

Newswise - Wed 29 Nov 23

An international collaboration between astronomers using the CHEOPS and TESS space satellites, including NCCR PlanetS members from the University of Bern and the University of Geneva, have found ...

An astronomical waltz reveals a sextuplet of planets

ScienceDaily - Wed 29 Nov 23

Astronomers have found a key new system of six transiting planets orbiting a bright star in a harmonic rhythm. This rare property enabled the team to determine the planetary orbits which initially ...

An astronomical waltz reveals a sextuplet of planets, Scienmag - Wed 29 Nov 23