3 TESS Planets Are Closer to Host Star Than Mercury to Sun

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NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered three planets orbiting the red dwarf star TOI-270. All three planets are closer to the star than Mercury is to the Sun. Learn more about the system: https://www.space.com/nasa-spots-missing-link-exoplanets-super-earth.html

Credit: NASA/GSFC/mash mix: Space.com

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