Open AccessHot Jupiter gives something back
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
astronomy & geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.168
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1468-4004
pISSN - 1366-8781
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-4004.2011.52104_9.x
Subject(s) - jupiter (rocket family) , astrobiology , astronomy , physics , spacecraft
Hot Jupiters, gas planets orbiting close to their host stars, raise questions about the evolution of planetary systems. Their very existence suggests extraordinary dynamics in the evolution of planetary systems, with giant planets spiralling in towards their stars.