ScienceCast 77: Weird Planets

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ScienceCast 77: Weird Planets
NASA ID: 77_WeirdPlanets
Once, astronomers thought planets couldn't form around binary stars. Now Kepler has found a whole system of planers orbiting a double star. This finding shows that planetary systems are weirder and more abundant than previously thought.
Date Created:2012-09-06
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