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Samantha Mathewson

2 newly found exoplanets reignite an outstanding question about our solar system

An illustration of a yellow orb in space with other components around it, such as the two exoplanets and a space telescope.

Astronomers have discovered two new exoplanets that are similar to other worlds found in the Milky Way, but are unlike any in our own solar system.

The two exoplanets, or planets outside of our solar system, orbit a star called TOI-1453, which is slightly cooler and smaller than our sun. Located about 250 light-years from Earth in the Draco constellation, TOI-1453 belongs to a binary stellar system — in which a pair of stars orbit each other.

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