Friday, June 28, 2013

Gas-giant exoplanets seen clinging close to their parent stars

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Gas-giant_exoplanets_seen_clinging_close_to_their_parent_stars_999.html

June 28, 2013 - Space Daily
U.S. astronomers say they've found distant gas-giant planets are rare around many types of stars and prefer to cling close to their parent stars.

Astronomers at the Gemini Observatory and the University of Hawaii's Institute of Astronomy say the finding could have a significant impact on theories of planetary formation.
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