by An international team led by Prof. Dr. habil. Andrzej Niedzielski, an astronomer from the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun (Poland), has discovered yet another three extrasolar planets.
These planets revolve around the stars that can be called elder sisters of our Sun.
"These stars are red giants. They have masses exactly the same as our star, but they are a few billion years older, much bigger and cooler," explains Prof. Niedzielski.
"The planets that we have discovered are gas giants—without surfaces, similar to our Jupiter. They orbit far too close to their stars for conditions favorable for the origin of life to occur on them or in their vicinity."
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These planets revolve around the stars that can be called elder sisters of our Sun.
"These stars are red giants. They have masses exactly the same as our star, but they are a few billion years older, much bigger and cooler," explains Prof. Niedzielski.
"The planets that we have discovered are gas giants—without surfaces, similar to our Jupiter. They orbit far too close to their stars for conditions favorable for the origin of life to occur on them or in their vicinity."
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