While the KELT, or Kilodegree Extremely Little Telescope, detected the likely presence of the planet now called KELT - 4Ab about 685 light years from Earth, Crepp was able to capture crisp, clear images of the system, discovering that the planet was in fact a member of a triple star system — one of only a few found to date. (sciencedaily.com)
Studying such discs is critical to investigating the link between disc properties and the formation and presence of planets. (sciencedaily.com)
Batygin and Brown found that the presence of Planet Nine in its proposed orbit naturally produces Sedna - like objects by taking a standard Kuiper Belt object and slowly pulling it away into an orbit less connected to Neptune. (sciencedaily.com)