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ScienceDaily: Extrasolar Planets News

ScienceDaily: Extrasolar Planets News


Determining stellar compositions made easier with new catalog

Posted: 19 Aug 2014 06:41 AM PDT

An astronomer has devised the largest catalog ever produced for stellar compositions. The work is critical to understanding the properties of stars, how they form, and possible connections with orbiting planets. And what she found from her work is that the compositions of nearby stars aren't as uniform as once thought.

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