Mini-Neptunes with an elliptical orbits (IMAGE)
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Diagram of discovered exoplanet orbits. The orbits of exoplanets close to their parent stars tend to become circular over time, but three of the newly discovered exoplanets, except the bottom left, have maintained elliptical orbits despite being over a billion years old.
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Astrobiology Center
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