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The tag 'planet candidates' on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about exoplanetary systems identified by NASA's Kepler space observatory. Topics include the Kepler-11 system, which hosts six planets orbiting a sun-like star, and the use of the transit-time variation method to detect multiple planets. These threads explore how astronomers track star dimming to identify potential new worlds beyond our solar system.
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    VIDEO Kepler-11

    NASA hails 'amazing' exoplanetary system Six bodies huddled around distant yellow dwarf NASA's Kepler space observatory has spotted an "amazing" exoplanetary system - six planets orbiting a sun-like star some 2,000 light-years from Earth. Kepler-11 represents "the...
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    • astrobiology astronomy celestial bodies cosmos dwarf star exoplanets gravity habitable zone kepler-11 light-year nasa planet candidates planet sizes planetary density planetary system protoplanetary disk space exploration space mission super-earth transit method
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