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  1. michael @[email protected] ·

    15-Jan-2025
    Not all Hot Jupiters orbit solo
    A UNIGE study shows that #HotJupiters do not systematically eject their planetary neighbours during migration. This discovery overturns our perception of the architecture of #planetarySystems

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #astrobiology #exoplanets

    #hotjupiters #planetarysystems #science #astrobiology #exoplanets
  2. Eamonn Kerins @[email protected] ·

    Currently we know of more than 5000 #exoplanets #discovered using a variety of techniques and survey instruments. So far most have been found using the #TransitMethod where we look for tiny dips in #starlight as one of its #planets passes in front of it. However this method tends to more easily pick out planets that are large (like #Jupiter) and close in to their #HostStar - making them #HotJupiters. We have no planets like that in our #SolarSystem, but there are other methods we can use. (2/n)

    #exoplanets #discovered #transitmethod #starlight #planets #jupiter