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A newly discovered alien world has three masters. 

The planet — which is about four times more massive than Jupiter and located about 340 light-years from Earth — orbits the brightest star in a three-star system.

The two other stars in the system also orbit the brightest star, circling one another like a dumbbell and exerting their gravitational influence over the planet, named HD 131399Ab.

"For about half of the planet's orbit, which lasts 550 Earth-years, three stars are visible in the sky," Kevin Wagner, the lead author of a study in the journal Science detailing the new finding, said in a statement. He added: Read more...

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