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http://www.euronews.com/2015/08/20/student-in-chile-discovers-new-planet/
293 light years from earth according to this: http://www.latercera.com/noticia/tendencias/2015/08/659-643538-9-astronoma-chilena-de-25-anos-descubre-planeta-tres-veces-mas-grande-que-jupiter.shtml
Doesn't make sense in 'million miles' or 'million km' either.
Here's her paper: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1505.04796.pdf
Though I'm not really sure that a doctoral candidate discovering a planet is significant news, these days. It's good science, though.
293 light years from earth according to this: http://www.latercera.com/noticia/tendencias/2015/08/659-643538-9-astronoma-chilena-de-25-anos-descubre-planeta-tres-veces-mas-grande-que-jupiter.shtml
Doesn't make sense in 'million miles' or 'million km' either.
Here's her paper: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1505.04796.pdf
Though I'm not really sure that a doctoral candidate discovering a planet is significant news, these days. It's good science, though.
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