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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Scientists from Which of the following Institution discovered five new Jupiter-like Planets that orbits very close to their host Stars
A
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B
Keele University
C
NASA
D
Stanford University
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It was discovered in data from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite . Uncovering this planet and pinning down its size and mass required a large collaboration between professional astronomers and citizen scientists like Jacobs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Five planets-Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn were known to the ancients. To the unaided eye, these planets appear starlike. However, the planets moved relative to the stars.

Detailed explanation-3: -About the mission Juno’s many discoveries have changed our view of Jupiter’s atmosphere and interior, revealing an atmospheric weather layer that extends far beyond its water clouds and a deep interior with a dilute heavy element core.

Detailed explanation-4: -Astrophysicists focus more on how physics is applied to astronomical objects like stars, galaxies, the interstellar medium, etc.

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