Scientists believe the brightness of the star at the center of the system and its proximity to Earth could provide new insight into the planets and their atmospheres.
Aerial view of the East Campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) along the Charles River(photo credit: NICK ALLEN/CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)/VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFUpdated: