Astronomers find ‘super Earths’ circling a star

WASHINGTON (AP) — European astronomers have found a trio of “super-Earths” closely circling a star that astronomers once figured had nothing orbiting it, demonstrating that planets keep popping up in unexpected places.

Monday’s announcement is the first time three planets close to Earth’s size were found orbiting a single star, said Swiss astronomer Didier Queloz. He was part of the Swiss-French team using the European Southern Observatory’s La Silla Observatory in the desert in Chile.

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Astronomers find ‘super Earths’ circling a star

WASHINGTON (AP) — European astronomers have found a trio of “super-Earths” closely circling a star that astronomers once figured had nothing orbiting it, demonstrating that planets keep popping up in unexpected places.

Monday’s announcement is the first time three planets close to Earth’s size were found orbiting a single star, said Swiss astronomer Didier Queloz. He was part of the Swiss-French team using the European Southern Observatory’s La Silla Observatory in the desert in Chile.

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