Each of the newly discovered systems features a star roughly similar to the sun and a bizarre entourage of planets and possibly a failed star that may provide fresh insight into planet formation. Two new planetary systems are the most bizarre yet found, planet-hunting team reports. American Astronomical Meeting press release. Cowen R. 1998. Two teams find planet orbiting nearby star.
Astronomers find planetary system.
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