Sunday 13 July 2014

Newfound Frozen World Orbits in Binary Star System

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Newfound Frozen World Orbits in Binary Star System
Columbus OH (SPX) Jul 11, 2014 - A newly discovered planet in a binary star system located 3,000 light-years from Earth is expanding astronomers' notions of where Earth-like-and even potentially habitable-planets can form, and how to find them. At twice the mass of Earth, the planet orbits one of the stars in the binary system at almost exactly the same distance from which Earth orbits the sun. However, because the planet ... more


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