Young planets stay hotter longer
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 15:14
in Astronomy & Space
Young planets around other stars may be easier to spot because they stay hotter for a few million years, much longer than astronomers have previously estimated, according to new work by MIT planetary scientist Linda Elkins-Tanton.
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