Unveiling the cosmic choreography that shapes the size and location of sub-Neptunes
A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system ...
Four small planets discovered around one of the closest stars to Earth—an expert explains ...
Barnard's Star is a small, dim star of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the ...
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4 tiny, Earth-like planets found circling 2nd-closest star system to us — and could be ...
A quartet of small, rocky exoplanets likely circle Barnard's Star, around 6 billion light-years from Earth, putting them in ...
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Combination of cosmic processes shapes the size and location of sub-Neptunes
A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system, according to a new study.
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Society members talk stars and planets at library branch
A "daytime star party" was held March 15 at St. Mary's County Library's Lexington Park branch. The two-hour presentation was ...
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Small and large planets have significantly different upbringings
Studying the orbits of thousands of exoplanets shows that large planets tend to have elliptical orbits, while smaller planets tend to have more circular orbits. This split coincides with several other ...
Four planets found orbiting a star 6 light-years from Earth
Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...
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Cosmic Forces Shape Size, Location of Sub-Neptunes
A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system ...
Scientific American29 天
Where Are the Universe’s Missing Planets?
Planet demographics reveal a puzzling lack of worlds in a certain size range throughout the galaxy F or centuries our solar ...