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Researchers Identify 27 New Candidate Worlds Orbiting Two Stars
Astronomers using TESS data and a detection technique based on apsidal precession say they have uncovered 27 new circumbinary planet candidates, potentially expanding one of exoplanet science’s rarest classes.
Key Takeaways
- A UNSW team says it found 27 candidate circumbinary planets using NASA TESS data.
- The search relies on apsidal precession, tracking changes in eclipsing binary stars rather than only direct transits.
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