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Science 20 October 1995:
Vol. 270. no. 5235, p. 375
DOI: 10.1126/science.270.5235.375
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James Glanz

Two Swiss astronomers believe they have the first evidence for a planet outside our solar system that orbits a sunlike star. They have detected an apparent wobble in a star just outside the Great Square of Pegasus, which may be caused by a planet at least half the size of Jupiter swinging around the star in a tight orbit. The observation has been confirmed by a second group, but it is controversial because conventional theories suggest that planets that large don't form so close to a star.




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