This Is A Somewhat Unlikely Treasure Trove Of Planets

Although unexpected, some astronomers have found planets orbiting stars in the Messier 67 cluster. This was considered an unlikely discovery:

Although more than one thousand planets outside the Solar System are now confirmed, only a handful have been found in star clusters. Remarkably one of these new exoplanets is orbiting a star that is a rare solar twin — a star that is almost identical to the Sun in all respects.

Planets orbiting stars outside the Solar System are now known to be very common. These exoplanets have been found orbiting stars of widely varied ages and chemical compositions and are scattered across the sky. But, up to now, very few planets have been found inside star clusters.

Let’s find out more on this unusual discovery in the video on page 2