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Kepler found four mini Neptunes that could help us figure out our solar system

A rare planet system discovered by the Kepler Space Telescope may hold clues to how our own solar system evolved, according to research published in the journal Nature. The planet system contains four miniature Neptune planets (planets larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune), all doing a synchronized dance around their star. It’s called resonance and it’s pretty fascinating.

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