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Unexpected excess of giant planets found in star cluster Messier 67

17 June 2016 Astronomy Now

Astronomers have found far more planets of the hot Jupiter type than expected in the star cluster Messier 67 in the constellation of Cancer. This surprise result was obtained using a number of telescopes and instruments, among them the HARPS spectrograph at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile.

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  • Best evidence yet for second supermassive black hole orbiting more massive companion
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  • Webb spots vast plume of water vapor spewing from Saturn’s moon Enceladus
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    26 May 2023
  • A record-setting explosion as a supermassive black hole gorges on gas
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