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The Kepler Space Telescope is dedicated to finding new planets, and it’s turned up some interesting patterns. Looking at 909 planets orbiting 355 stars, researchers concluded that the planets in most solar systems are similar in size and have more evenly spaced orbits. Our planets don’t follow either pattern. We just do our own thing!
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An exoplanet that appears to be inside of a bulge at the core of our galaxy where most of the stars reside was recently discovered. But this no ordinary exoplanet! This planet is over 13 times bigger than Jupiter. The planet has been named OGLE-2016-BLG-1190-L-B. Oh rats! That’s the same name I was planning to name one of my children. Ha Ha.
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