November 30, 2023
Dozens of articles feature Astrophysics postdoc Rafael Luque's study describing the discovery of six planets orbiting a bright star in perfect resonance 100 light-years from Earth. Explore a few of those articles sampled here.
New York Times - A Star With Six Planets That Orbit Perfectly in Sync
BBC - 'Perfect solar system' found in search for alien life
CNN - Astronomers discover nearby six-planet solar system with 'pristine configuration'
The Guardian - Planets of distant solar system orbit star in coordinated dance, say scientists
New Scientist - Six planets found orbiting a bright star 100 light years away | New Scientist
Physics Today - Nearby star hosts a half-dozen synchronized sub-Neptunes | Physics Today | AIP Publishing
Science - Astronomers stunned by six-planet system frozen in time
Space.com - This rare exoplanet system has 6 'sub-Neptunes' with mathematically perfect orbits | Space
Washington Post - A six-planet solar system in perfect synchrony has been found in the Milky Way
Wall Street Journal - Rare Six-Planet Star System Discovered in Milky Way