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In other words, the gap between the heaviest-known planets and the smallest stars has all but closed.
ECONOMIST: Twinkle, twinkle, giant planet
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In theory, this should provide a clear distinction between stars and planets.
ECONOMIST: Twinkle, twinkle, giant planet
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Hughes's best explanation for this series of events is something known as a triple conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn - with the two planets coming close together in the sky three times over a short period.
BBC: Star of Bethlehem: The astronomical explanations
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Each of the two planets orbits a different star in the Beehive Cluster, which consists of about 1, 000 stars located between 520 and 610 light years away.
FORBES: Astronomers Find Planets Within A Cluster Of Stars
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The main source of meteorites, Chinese folklore notwithstanding, is the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, a rough-and-tumble region of our solar system in which would-be planets are upset by Jovian gravity.
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