Sentences with phrase «planets of a certain size»
Dr Davies added: «Our results show that planets of a certain size that lie close to their stars are likely to have been much larger at the beginning of their lives.
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We are now pretty certain that there are billions of Earth - like planets in our galaxy — rocky worlds about the same size as ours, orbiting similar stars at similar distances.
The team was able to deduce the number of exoplanets, as well as certain characteristics of these alien worlds such as their size, orbit, and composition, by identifying dips in the perceived light output of TRAPPIST - 1 as the planets passed between Earth and the star, blocking a portion of its light.