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Astronomers discover six planets orbiting a nearby sun-like star
- gardenfelder 3y ago"But what makes these planets unusual, in addition to their large number, is that they are locked into a resonance with one another as they orbit the star. One planet, for example, will make precisely three orbits while an adjacent planet makes two."
- gardenfelder 3y agoSee also https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/nov/29/planets-of-distant-solar-system-orbit-star-in-coordinated-dance-say-scientists https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/nov/29/planets-of-d...