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New exoplanet survey method finds high rates of closely orbiting planets
- March 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Up until now, exoplanet surveys have mostly focused on nearby, bright stars that are sun-like or are red dwarfs, which are known to frequently host planets. While astronomers have discovered thousands of planets this way, a new study, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, seems to have found a more efficient way of detecting planets that orbit close to their stars.
Originally published at Phys.org