Tuesday, November 20, 2007

PLANETS FOUND FORMING IN PLEIADES STAR CLUSTER

One of my interests is extrasolar planets (planets beyond our system). This latest news describes possible planet formation around the Pleidies, a pretty little star cluster (that looks like a minuture big dipper) in constellation Taurus. Find the Pliedes with your telescope or binoculars.


PLANETS FOUND FORMING IN PLEIADES STAR CLUSTER
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Rocky terrestrial planets, perhaps like Earth, Mars or Venus, appear to be
forming or to have recently formed around a star in the Pleiades ("seven
sisters") star cluster, the result of "monster collisions" of planets or
planetary embryos.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0711/15pleiades/

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