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First Transiting Planets in a Star Cluster Discovered

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Jun 27, 2013
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In the star cluster NGC 6811, astronomers have found two planets smaller than Neptune orbiting sun-like stars.
First Transiting Planets in a Star Cluster Discovered

06.27.13 – In the star cluster NGC 6811, astronomers have found two planets smaller than Neptune orbiting sun-like stars.

Read more about the discovery here: https://www.nasa.gov/content/kepler-data-reveal-first-transiting-planets-in-a-star-cluster

Image Credit: Michael Bachofner