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Date:
October 19, 2016
Source:
University of Florida
Summary:
Everything we know about the formation of solar systems might be wrong, says two astronomers. They've discovered the first "binary--binary" -- two massive companions around one star in a close binary system, one so-called giant planet and one brown dwarf, or "failed star" The first, called MARVELS-7a, is 12 times the mass of Jupiter, while the second, MARVELS-7b, has 57 times the mass of Jupiter.
Edit for link, Vhttps://[URL="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161019162507.htm"]www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161019162507.htm[/URL]
October 19, 2016
Source:
University of Florida
Summary:
Everything we know about the formation of solar systems might be wrong, says two astronomers. They've discovered the first "binary--binary" -- two massive companions around one star in a close binary system, one so-called giant planet and one brown dwarf, or "failed star" The first, called MARVELS-7a, is 12 times the mass of Jupiter, while the second, MARVELS-7b, has 57 times the mass of Jupiter.
Edit for link, Vhttps://[URL="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161019162507.htm"]www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161019162507.htm[/URL]
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