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Pic of the Day: A Red Dwarf and Its Exoplanets

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This image depicts a compact version of a planetary system called KOI-961. Recently astronomers confirmed the system hosts the three smallest exoplanets currently known to whip around a star other than our sun. An exoplanet is a planet that resides outside of our solar system.

Source: NASA

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

 

 

 

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