Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: The finding of this planet was announced in 1996 by astronomers Geoffrey Marcy and R. Paul Butler . 70 Virginis was one of the first stars that was known to have planets orbiting it .
Simplified: Announced in 1996 by Geoffrey Marcy and R. Paul Butler , 70 Virginis was one of the first stars confirmed to have planets orbiting it .