Artist impression of the planetary system around the star LHS 1903 (IMAGE)

McMaster University

Artist impression of the planetary system around the star LHS 1903

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LHS 1903 is a small red M-dwarf star that is cooler and shines less brightly than our Sun. Scientists used telescopes in space and on Earth to discover four planets orbiting LHS 1903. With those telescopes, they classified the three closest planets to the star as the innermost being rocky, and the two that follow it gas giants.

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