So far, Kepler has found systems with up to six planets (as shown here).
The only known system with more planets is our own.
But Planet Hunters may have found the first seven-planet system
NASA / Tim Pyle
The only known system with more planets is our own.
But Planet Hunters may have found the first seven-planet system
NASA / Tim Pyle
The seven-planet system is amazing, just like so many other exoplanets and exo-planetary systems have turned out to be. Although the host star and proud "mother" of seven, KIC 11442793, is just a little larger and hotter than the Sun, its planetary system of planetary "kids" is fit for hobbits or liliputians, a solar system shrunk to a doll's house size! All seven planets would fit between the Earth and the Sun, even though all the planets are considerably larger than the Earth!
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Ann