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A young exoplanet named IRAS 04125+2902 b, only 3 million years old and located in the Taurus Molecular Cloud, is revealed ...
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Astronomers have just discovered a planet called TOI-3261 b and this rare Neptune-sized planet has a year which lasts just 21 ...
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Scientists detected the planet, designated TOI-3261 b, using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite ( TESS ). This ...