Open AccessA New Theory May Explain “Impossible” TRAPPIST-1 Planets
Author(s) -
Shan Hall
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 - 10.1029/2017eo073353
Subject(s) - astrobiology , planet , exoplanet , physics , astronomy
The proposed formation scenario relies on unconventional processes to account for a bevy of seven Earth-sized exoplanets recently found orbiting an unlikely star.