06-20-2017, 05:59 PM
How to make an exoplanet
This recipe comes to you from the Keck, UH and elsewhere. The ingredients can be found in your local galaxy.
https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/...826b9a.jpg
"With Keck's new data, the researchers were able to measure the sizes of the 2,000 planets with 4 times more precision than what had been achieved previously. When they examined the distribution of planet sizes, they found a surprise: a striking gap between the groups of rocky Earths and mini-Neptunes. Though a few planets fall into the gap, the majority do not."
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-family-tre...anets.html
This recipe comes to you from the Keck, UH and elsewhere. The ingredients can be found in your local galaxy.
https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/...826b9a.jpg
"With Keck's new data, the researchers were able to measure the sizes of the 2,000 planets with 4 times more precision than what had been achieved previously. When they examined the distribution of planet sizes, they found a surprise: a striking gap between the groups of rocky Earths and mini-Neptunes. Though a few planets fall into the gap, the majority do not."
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-family-tre...anets.html