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Old Jun 28, 2005, 06:45 am   #5 (permalink) (top)
Nono
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Here's a question:

Since they're still able to see only very large objects, they've been finding a number of Jupiter-size planets very close to the stars around which they orbit. These can't be terrestrial planets, can they? They're way to big for that, aren't they? But how could a gas giant be that close to a star without its gas being vaporized off into space?


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