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Six new planets discovered

Planets in Space

The discovery of six new planets could hold the key to unlocking the geology of the rocky planets outside the Earth’s Solar System.

Research led by Professor Carole Haswell, Head of Astronomy at the OU, found the exoplanets – planets outside the Solar System – as part of the Dispersed Matter Planet Project (DMPP).

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