S^2: Scientists discover planet with 3 suns
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Astronomers have detected a planet outside our solar system, with 3 suns - a finding that challenges the astronomers' theory of planetary formation, that planets usually form out of gas and dust circling around a single star. The implication is that there are more planets than is believed.
This newly discovered planet which is slightly larger than Jupiter, is around 149 light years from Earth [ 1 light year is about 6 trillion miles or 10 trillion km.
Astronomers have detected a planet outside our solar system, with 3 suns - a finding that challenges the astronomers' theory of planetary formation, that planets usually form out of gas and dust circling around a single star. The implication is that there are more planets than is believed.
This newly discovered planet which is slightly larger than Jupiter, is around 149 light years from Earth [ 1 light year is about 6 trillion miles or 10 trillion km.
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