Gadgets: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Discovers Fourth Planet in Kepler-51 System

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Discovers Fourth Planet in Kepler-51 System

A study published in The Astronomical Journal reveals the discovery of Kepler-51e, the fourth planet in the Kepler-51 system, led by Dr Jessica Libby-Roberts of Penn State and Dr Kento Masuda of Osaka University. Observations indicated that only a four-planet model could explain the transit timing variations. Kepler-51e's orbit, just inside the system's habitable zo...

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