Extrasolar planets: More giants in focus

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Nature 467, 405-406 (23 September 2010) | doi:10.1038/467405a; Published online 22 September 2010

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Extrasolar planets: More giants in focus

John Chambers¹

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Abstract

A fresh analysis of data from gravitational microlensing surveys for planets orbiting stars other than the Sun finds that gas-giant planets similar to Jupiter are more common than previously thought.

The Sun's planetary configuration seems ideally suited to the emergence of advanced life. Small, rocky planets lie in the pleasantly warm region close to the Sun.

1. John Chambers is in the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution for Science, 5241 Broad Branch Road NW, Washington DC 20015, USA.
   Email: chambers@dtm.ciw.edu

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