Search This Blog

Friday, 5 November 2021

Rocky exoplanets are even stranger than we thought

Astronomers and geologists have made the first estimates of rock types that exist on planets orbiting nearby stars. After studying the chemical composition of 'polluted' white dwarfs, they have concluded that most rocky planets orbiting nearby stars are more diverse and exotic than previously thought, with types of rocks not found anywhere in our Solar System.

from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3mKOjyS

No comments:

Post a Comment