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Two Planets Around a Red Dwarf: A “Sub-Neptune” and a “Super-Earth” – SciTechDaily
The “SAINT-EX” Observatory, led by scientists from the National Centre of Competence in Research NCCR PlanetS of the University of Bern and the University of Ge…
Artist’s impression of the multi-planetary system orbiting a red dwarf star. Credit: Mark Garlick
The “SAINT-EX” Observatory, led by scientists from the National Centre of Competence in Research NCCR PlanetS of the University of Bern and the University of Geneva, has detected two exoplanets orbiting the star TOI-1266. The Mexico-based telescope thus demonstrates its high precision and takes an important step in the quest of finding potentially habitable worlds.
Red dwarfs are the coolest kind …
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