Like Planet, Like Sun
Like Planet, Like Sun
http://www.astrobio.net/news/article1976.html
A team of European astronomers, led by T. Guillot (CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte
d'Azur, France), will publish a new study of the physics of Pegasids (also known
as hot Jupiters) in Astronomy & Astrophysics. They found that the amount of
heavy elements in Pegasids is correlated to the metallicity of their parent
stars. This is a first step in understanding the physical nature of the
extrasolar planets.