K2 light curve of HD 3167. Top: the full K2 light curve. Both the numerous, shallow transits of HD 3167 b and three deeper transits of HD 3167 c are evident in the light curve by eye. Bottom left: K2 light curve (grey dots) phase folded on the transits of HD 3167 b, and best-fit transit model (thick purple line). Bottom right: K2 light curve (grey dots) phase folded on the transits of HD 3167 c, and best-fit transit model (thick purple line). Credit: Vanderburg et al., 2016.
NASA’s Kepler spacecraft continues its fruitful exoplanet hunt with the newest discovery of 2 super-Earth-sized alien worlds. The newly detected planets are orbiting a nearby sun-sized star HD 3167, 150 light years away...
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