The Search for Exoplanets: What Astronomers Know

Explaining the Misplaced Giant Planets

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S1 • E6    Sep 23, 2015    30m
The standard theory of planet formation is based on our solar system. But does this view require revision based on the existence of misplaced giant planets - hot Jupiters circling close to their parent stars? Compare competing theories that try to resolve this conflict.

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