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KOBE Experiment Discovers First Exoplanets in KOBE-1 System

2/8/2025

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The KOBE experiment has made an exciting breakthrough by identifying its first planetary system, KOBE-1, featuring two intriguing exoplanets orbiting a K7-dwarf star. Through precise radial velocity measurements, scientists have unveiled KOBE-1 b and KOBE-1 c, which could be super-Earths or mini-Neptunes, propelling the quest for habitable worlds and deepening our knowledge of planetary formation.

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The KOBE experiment has made an exciting breakthrough by identifying its first planetary system, KOBE-1, featuring two intriguing exoplanets orbiting a K7-dwarf star. Through precise radial velocity measurements, scientists have unveiled KOBE-1 b and KOBE-1 c, which could be super-Earths or mini-Neptunes, propelling the quest for habitable worlds and deepening our knowledge of planetary formation.