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The Strange, Misshapen Orbits of Planet-Forming Disks in a Triple-Star System

Whatever we grow up with, we think of as normal. Our single solitary yellow star seems normal to us, with…

4 years ago

Tilt-A-Whirl! A Tale Of Strange Planetary Orbits In Kepler-56

A faraway group of planets is puzzling scientists. Newly reported Kepler-56's system has three planets -- two smaller ones close…

11 years ago