Exoplanets
Astronomers have detected a third exoplanet in the Kepler-88 system more than 1,200 light-years away from us, and this one dwarfs anything in our solar system.
This exoplanet -- a planet found outside of our solar system -- orbits the star Kepler-88 and is known as Kepler-88 d. It takes the exoplanet four Earth years to complete an elliptical, or oval-shaped, orbit around the star.
In our solar system, Jupiter is the largest planet by far and its orbit and movements affect the other planets. It's 300 times the mass of Earth and twice the mass of Saturn.
Kepler-88 d is three times the mass of Jupiter, which means it dominates the other two exoplanets in the Kepler-88 system.
Astronomers have detected a third exoplanet in the Kepler-88 system more than 1,200 light-years away from us, and this one dwarfs anything in our solar system.
This exoplanet -- a planet found outside of our solar system -- orbits the star Kepler-88 and is known as Kepler-88 d. It takes the exoplanet four Earth years to complete an elliptical, or oval-shaped, orbit around the star.
In our solar system, Jupiter is the largest planet by far and its orbit and movements affect the other planets. It's 300 times the mass of Earth and twice the mass of Saturn.
Kepler-88 d is three times the mass of Jupiter, which means it dominates the other two exoplanets in the Kepler-88 system.
