+4 4 0
Published 8 months ago by ticktack with 0 Comments
by ticktack
8 months ago

Discovery of alien world with strange, tilted orbit puzzles astronomers

The orbit of an exoplanet around a star in a binary star system has been portrayed in three dimensions for the first time. The planet orbits its star at a different angle to the plane of the orbit of the two stars, and the misalignment could offer clues as to how planets form in binary systems.

Continue Reading https://www.space.com

Join the Discussion

  • Auto Tier
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
Post Comment

Here are some other snaps you may like...

discover your
interests.

Check out our front page for a lot more stuff!

Discovery of new exoplanet raises questions about planet formation

Star may have drawn scorching 'hell planet' into super-close orbit

ESA conducts first tests of exoplanet hunter Plato in space-like conditions

Mock lava worlds will help the James Webb Space Telescope understand exoplanets

Astronomers See the Wreckage Where Planets Crashed Into Each Other in a Distant Star System - Universe Today