New data shows that what scientists had thought were planets are actually stars - Space.com


3/19/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 1 month ago
by Samantha Mathewson

The identity of three, possibly four, stars has been brought into question, as researchers re-evaluate the objects' size, revealing they are far too big to be exoplanets.

Astronomers have detected at least three small stars masquerading as exoplanets, new research shows.  The three, possibly four, stars were originally discovered by NASA's Kepler Space Telescope . A… [+4364 chars]

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