"'Monster' planet discovery challenges formation theory" Topic
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| Tango01 | 01 Nov 2017 9:28 p.m. PST |
"The existence of the 'monster' planet, 'NGTS-1b', challenges theories of planet formation which state that a planet of this size could not be formed around such a small star. According to these theories, small stars can readily form rocky planets but do not gather enough material together to form Jupiter-sized planets. 'NGTS-1b' however, is a 'gas giant' -- due to its size and temperature, the planet is known as a 'hot Jupiter', a class of planets that are at least as large as our solar system's very own Jupiter, but with around 20% less mass. Unlike Jupiter however, NGTS-1b is very close to its star -- just 3% of the distance between Earth and the Sun, and completes an orbit every 2.6 days, meaning a year on NGTS-1b lasts two and a half Earth-days…."
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| Cacique Caribe | 01 Nov 2017 9:33 p.m. PST |
I really thought it was this other kind of Monster Planet. Dan
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 Parzival  | 02 Nov 2017 11:15 a.m. PST |
The two are not necessarily incompatible concepts. |
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