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WORLDS OF PURE IMAGINATION.

Authors :
Hadhazy, Adam
Source :
New Scientist. 9/19/2015, Vol. 227 Issue 3039, p34-38. 5p. 5 Color Photographs.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

The article discusses five types of future exoplanets proposed by astronomers. Topics include binary worlds in which two exoplanets orbit one another, chthonian planets whose atmospheres have evaporated due to extra stellar radiation, and corkscrew planets which spiral on an axis between two stars in a binary system.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02624079
Volume :
227
Issue :
3039
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New Scientist
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
109509428
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0262-4079(15)31226-4