Astronomers have uncovered a massive hidden planet and a rare “failed star” by combining ultra-precise space data with some of the sharpest ground-based images ever taken. Using the Subaru Telescope ...

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The exoplanet, discovered by Northwestern University astronomers, orbits two suns exactly like Luke Skywalker's fictional ...

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