Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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The most common planets in the galaxy don't appear around the most common stars, TESS observations suggest

Astronomers now estimate there is at least one planet for every star in our galaxy. These worlds, called exoplanets, are planets that orbit stars outside our solar system. But new research from McMaster University reveals a surprising twist: the most common planets in our galaxy don't exist around t...

The most common planets in the galaxy don't appear around the most common stars, TESS observations suggest
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Astronomers now estimate there is at least one planet for every star in our galaxy. These worlds, called exoplanets, are planets that orbit stars outside our solar system. But new research from McMaster University reveals a surprising twist: the most common planets in our galaxy don't exist around the most common stars.

Originally published at Phys.org

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