How Hot Jupiters Get Their Weirdly Tight Orbits

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How Hot Jupiters Get Their Weirdly Tight Orbits

Post by Mercury » Mon Feb 14, 2022 9:38 pm

by Ken Croswell

Strange giant planets known as hot Jupiters, which orbit close to their suns, got kicked onto their peculiar paths by nearby planets and stars, a new study finds.

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