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Hidden Planets Revealed by Stellar Timing | Binary Star Systems #Exoplanets #BinaryStars Long-term monitoring of eclipsing binary stars has revealed tiny but consistent shifts in eclipse timing. These variations cannot be explained by the two stars alone and instead point to unseen companions—often planets or faint stars—gravitationally perturbing the system. This timing method allows astronomers to detect worlds that emit little or no light and would otherwise remain invisible. Data from the Ke