Alien Solar System Boasts Tightly Spaced Planets, Unusual Orbits
Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 14:51
in Astronomy & Space
Tightly spaced planets inside an alien solar system known as Kepler-80 boast a rare orbital configuration. The study was led by Mariah MacDonald as an undergraduate with Darin Ragozzine, an assistant professor of physics and space sciences, both at Florida Institute of Technology. The unusual planetary array highlighted in the study deepens the ongoing examination […]