Science Illustrated

ROBOTIC TELESCOPE SPOTS TWO ROCKY PLANETS

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In 2016, the Trappist robotic telescope, which is looking for close stars from the La Silla Observator­y in Chile, discovered the two innermost planets orbiting the red dwarf star 39 light years from Earth. At that time, astronomer­s estimated that the star might include another planet orbiting further away from the star.

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