Friday, June 28, 2013

Gas Giant Exoplanets Tend To Stick Close To Their Parent Stars

http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112886558/gas-giant-exoplanets-close-to-parent-stars-062813/

June 28, 2013 - RedOrbit
Results from the Gemini Observatory‘s recently completed Planet-Finding Campaign, the most extensive direct imaging survey to date, reveal the outlying orbital space around many types of stars is largely devoid of gas-giant planets, which appear to remain close to their parent stars. The findings could have a significant impact on theories of planetary formation.