Three gas giant planets discovered by astronomers

On: October 30, 2017

(Phys.org)—A team of European astronomers has detected three new gas giant alien worlds as part of the SuperWASP exoplanet-hunting survey. Two of the newly found planets are the so-called “hot Saturns,” while the third one was classified as a “super-Neptune.” The discovery was reported October 17 in a paper published on arXiv.org.

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