exoplanets – Page 4 – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Do Large Stars Possess Correspondingly Large Planets?

Question: If VY Canis Majoris has a Solar System, would the planets be star-sized and the moons planet sized? …

Question: Looking at data on exoplanets, I’ve noticed a few with what seem like incredibly short projected orbital periods;…

Question: On the occasion of discovering the first earth-sized planet that could possibly support liquid water, what value would…

Question: I am a sophomore and I have been fascinated with anything about space for as long as I…

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Question: How many planets a stellar-planetary system can accommodate safely into a stable orbit around that star? What are…

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