Huge New Planet Orbits 'Wrong' Way Around Star; Tells Of Game Of Planetary Billiards
Friday, August 28, 2009 - 23:41
in Astronomy & Space
A team of scientists has found a new planet which orbits the wrong way around its host star. The planet, named WASP-17, and orbiting a star 1000 light years away, was found by the UK's WASP project in collaboration with Geneva Observatory. The discovery casts new light on how planetary systems form and evolve.
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