The detection of extrasolar planets – planets beyond our solar system – has amazed astronomers with the diversity of planetary systems: giant planets hovering close to their home stars, planets in strange, elongated orbits, even a planet orbiting two stars at the same time. The more we see of planets within our solar system and beyond, the more information we glean on how these bodies came into existence, and the more we understand about our own Earth.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 19:59:58 +0000