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An 8th Planet Is Found Orbiting a Distant Star, With A.I.’s Help: Interactive Graphics:

TedTed
in The OT Bullpen
FYI: With eight planets whirling around its sun, our solar system has held the galactic title for having the most known planets of any star system in the Milky Way.

But on Thursday NASA announced the discovery of a new exoplanet orbiting a distant star some 2,500 light years away from here called Kepler 90, bringing that system’s total to eight planets as well. The new planet, known as Kepler-90i, is rocky and hot. It orbits its star about once every 14 days.
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Ted
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/14/science/eight-planets-star-system.html
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