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A planet caught by microlensing

graph uses data from 6 telescopes: planet caught by microlensing

This graph uses data from 6 telescopes, including one in New Zealand. A ‘lens’ star magnified the light from a star behind it (main peak). A planet near the lens star caused the smaller peak.

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