Many planets beyond our solar system follow nearly circular orbital paths
November 03, 2023
November 03, 2023
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Nov. 3 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news:
Most near-Earth-sized planets travel around their host stars on nearly circular orbits, and the more small planets there are orbiting close to a star, the more nearly circular their orbits are. These are just two of many findings based on a major new analysis of data from NASA's retired Kepler space telescope that focused on detailing exoplanet -- planets beyond our solar system -- char . . .
Most near-Earth-sized planets travel around their host stars on nearly circular orbits, and the more small planets there are orbiting close to a star, the more nearly circular their orbits are. These are just two of many findings based on a major new analysis of data from NASA's retired Kepler space telescope that focused on detailing exoplanet -- planets beyond our solar system -- char . . .