A survey of 300 stars in search of exoplanets finds that massive, Jupiter-like gas giants are found just about where Jupiter is in our own solar system. …read more Source:: Science
Tag: planetary systems
Meteor magnets in outer space: Finding elusive giant planets
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•A team has discovered two Jupiter-sized planets about 150 light years away from Earth that could reveal whether life is likely on the smaller planets in other planetary systems. …read more Source:: Science
Planets around other stars are like peas in a pod
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•A study of 909 planets and 355 stars reveals that, unlike our solar system, other planetary systems are distinguished by strict regularity. …read more Source:: Science