Orbiting the Wrong Way

Up to half of all hot Jupiters may orbit their parent star contrary to the star's direction of rotation. New models suggest that they may be flipped by interaction with...

27 May 2011

ByChris Smith.

Part of the show The Birth of Sunspots and Black Hole Collisions

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Up to half of all hot Jupiters may orbit their parent star contrary to the star's direction of rotation. New models suggest that they may be flipped by interaction with another body in the solar system...