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Zeroing in on baby exoplanets could reveal how they form – The Bisouv Network – The Bisouv Network
Twenty-four years ago, Swiss astronomers Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz discovered the first planet orbiting a sun-like star outside our solar systema milestone recognised by this year’s Nobel prize in physics. Today we know of thousands more ‘exoplanets,” and researchers are now trying to understand when and how they form.
The known exoplanets are certainly an eclectic bunch. They range in size from small rocky planets, like Earth, to gas giants that are many times bigger than Jupiter.
Some have…
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