Open AccessSeven Earth-Sized Planets Seen Whizzing Around One Cool Star
Author(s) -
JoAnna Wendel
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2017eo068531
Subject(s) - astrobiology , planet , earth (classical element) , star (game theory) , astronomy , geology , physics , astrophysics
Although all the exoplanets orbit closer than Mercury does to our Sun, liquid water may persist on some of them because their star radiates so little heat.