Planets found in unusually intimate dance around dying star
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 20:14
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers have found two extrasolar planetary systems with gas giant planets locked in an orbital embrace. In one system -- a planetary pair orbiting the massive, dying star HD 200964, located roughly 223 light-years from Earth -- the intimate dance is closer and tighter than any previously seen.
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