Astronomers have detected the first ever exoplanet to traverse a wide orbit in a chaotic triple star system. The seemingly stable orbit of the exoplanet known as HD 131399Ab came as a surprise, as it was previously assumed that such a body would have its orbit significantly disturbed by the tumultuous gravitational influence resulting from the interaction between the three stellar bodies.
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