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Faint new planet is revealed around a young star after a decade in hiding

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered a faint, elusive planet orbiting a young star after more than a decade of cosmic hide-and-seek.

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What happened CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered a faint, elusive planet orbiting a young star after more than a decade of cosmic hide-and-seek.
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The Columbian (Vancouver WA)News report · Jul 15, 5:48 PM

Faint new planet is revealed around a young star after a decade in hiding

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered a faint, elusive planet orbiting a young star after more than a decade of cosmic hide-and-seek.

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Courthouse NewsNews report · Jul 15, 4:21 PM

Faint new planet is revealed around a young star after a decade in hiding

The new planet is slightly bigger than Jupiter and takes 91 years to orbit its star, a little longer than it takes Uranus to orbit our sun.

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