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En grupp av astronomer har använt instrumentet SPHERE som sitter på ESO:s Very Large Telescope för att studera den första planet som som hittills upptäckts i en vidsträckt bana hos en trippelstjärna. Sådana banor borde enligt forskare vara instabila, med följden att planeten snabbt kastas ut ur systemet. Ändå har den överlevt. Dess oväntade upptäckt tyder på att sådana system kan vara vanligare än man tidigare trott. Forskningsresultaten publiceras 7 juli 2016 i tidsskriften Sciences nätupplaga.

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7 juli 2016

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