Astronomers discover third planet in the Kepler-47 circumbinary system
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 - 08:50
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers have discovered a third planet in the Kepler-47 system, securing the system's title as the most interesting of the binary-star worlds. Using data from NASA's Kepler space telescope, a team of researchers, led by astronomers at San Diego State University, detected the new Neptune-to-Saturn-size planet orbiting between two previously known planets.