Sentences with phrase «target planetary formation»

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Lloyd, J.P., Lunine, J.I., Mamajek, E., Spiegel, D.S., Covey, K.R., Shkolnik, E.L., Walkowicz, L., Chavez, M., Bertone, E., & Olmedo Aguilar, J.M., Targeting Young Stars with Kepler: Planet Formation, Migration Mechanisms and the Early History of Planetary Systems, eprint arXiv: 1309 - 1520, 2013

Young stars (only 100 million years old) are prime targets for planetary detection through imaging because the planets around them are still flush with the heat of their formation and are therefore brighter.

Thanks to the proximity and the fact that its axis of rotation points roughly in the Earth's direction, giving us a face - on - view of the developing planetary system, TW Hydrae is one of the most favorable targets for investigating planet formation.