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Planet Found in Habitable Zone Around Nearest Star
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RE: Planet Found in Habitable Zone Around Nearest Star
August 26, 2016 at 1:46 am
(August 25, 2016 at 11:55 pm)ScienceAf Wrote:
(August 24, 2016 at 5:06 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: With an orbit that close, would it not be locked-in gravitationally?

Well Proxima Centauri is pretty damned small.

Sure, but an orbit that close, a period that short, indicates a tight gravity-well.

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RE: Planet Found in Habitable Zone Around Nearest Star - by Thumpalumpacus - August 26, 2016 at 1:46 am

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