The new planets, described in a paper published Wednesday in the journal Nature, could provide a breakthrough in the understanding of how planets form and why there are so many between the sizes of Earth and Neptune, a class known as "sub Neptunes" that is astoundingly common in our galaxy.
"These resonant chains are very rare in Nature," lead author Rafael Luque of the University of Chicago said in a webinar Tuesday with reporters.
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