A team of astronomers with the Transatlantic Exoplanet Survey have announced the discovery of their third planet, TrES-3. TrES-3 was discovered in the constellation Hercules about 10 degrees west of Vega, the brightest star in the summer skies. It is an unusual planet because it orbits its parent star in just 31 hours.

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