Saturday, October 20, 2012

Kepler Finds Multiple Planets Orbiting Pair of Stars


This artist's concept illustrates Kepler-47, the first transiting circumbinary system -- multiple planets orbiting two suns.

Kepler Finds Multiple Planets Orbiting Pair of Stars

Kepler-47 is the first double-star system discovered containing multiple planets, one of which is orbiting in the so-called "habitable zone."

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