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Planet found orbiting giant star
The first discovery of a planet orbiting a giant star is providing insight into the fate of planets during the late life cycles stars, according to a team of astronomers. The host star, iota Draconis, is not a sunlike star, but an old star that has expanded to 13 times the radius of the Sun.
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Shock zone found where planets are born (January 8) - In research that may help reveal how planets form, astronomers have gathered evidence that a shock is created when material falls in toward a dust disk around a growing star.
Hubble measures atmosphere on world around another star (November 27) - Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have made the first direct detection and chemical analysis of the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system.
More planets emerge with solar system-like orbits (October 15) - An international team has discovered eight new extrasolar planets, bringing to nearly 80 the number of planets found orbiting nearby stars.
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