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Astronomers Find Planets in Unusually Intimate Dance around Dying Star

PhysOrg - Thu 29 Jul 10

Hundreds of extrasolar planets have been found over the past decade and a half, most of them solitary worlds orbiting their parent star in seeming isolation. With further observation, however, ...

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Alien Planets Gather Close Around Dying Star

SPACE.com - Wed 28 Jul 10

A pair of alien planets is locked in an orbital embrace around a dying star, a new study discovered.

Alien Planets Gather Close Around Dying Star, Livescience - Wed 28 Jul 10

Astronomers find planets locked in 'dance'

UPI - Thu 29 Jul 10

PASADENA, Calif., July 29 (UPI) -- Astronomers say they've discovered two giant planets around a distant star doing something they shouldn't be doing -- dancing with each other. Gas ...

Planets Dance Around Dying Star

Laboratory Equipment - Thu 29 Jul 10

Astronomers have found two systems with pairs of gas giant planets locked in an orbital embrace.

Planets In Unusually Intimate Dance Around Dying Star

SpaceDaily - Thu 29 Jul 10

Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 29, 2010 Hundreds of extrasolar planets have been found over the past decade and a half, most of them solitary worlds orbiting their parent star in seeming isolation. ...

Planets found in unusually intimate dance around dying star

ScienceDaily - Wed 28 Jul 10

Astronomers have found two extrasolar planetary systems with gas giant planets locked in an orbital embrace. In one system -- a planetary pair orbiting the massive, dying star HD 200964, located ...