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Hunting exoplanets | AI-driven lab

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Four new exoplanets identified | Polybot at Argonne |

March 11, 2025

Exoplanets found around ‘great white whale’ of stars

 

UChicago scientists uncovered evidence of four tiny planets around Barnard’s Star—our cosmic neighbor—after years of searching the skies over Hawaii. “We just couldn’t wait to get this secret out.” Read more →

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