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URL copied Astronomers discover 3 planets orbiting younger Sun-like star An international team of astronomers has discovered a trio of hot worlds larger than Earth orbiting a much younger version of our Sun called TOI 451. The system resides in the recently discovered Pisces-Eridanus stream, a collection of stars less than 3 per cent the age of our solar system that stretches across one-third of the sky. The researchers believe that the newly discovered planetary system, detailed in The Astronomical Journal, will provide researchers with the rare chance to study a group of growing planets. The planets were discovered in images taken by NASA s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) between October and December 2018. ....