我们已经知道,这个恒星是三颗行星的母行星,所以如果能分别证实新的三个发现,那么总数可能达到六颗。
The star in question was already known to host three planets, so the total could reach six if the new finds are independently confirmed.
第一个是一对质量与木星差不多的行星,这对行星步调一致地围绕距离地球15光年的母恒星旋转。
The first is a pair of planets, each about the mass of Jupiter, that whirl around their home star 15 light years from Earth in perfect lockstep.
我们从这个行星不同的地方采集了样品,把它们带到母船上,我们用了所有的方法检测。
We picked up several from different parts of the planet, took them aboard our recon vessels, and probed them all the way through.
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