what about post-formation migration of planets, though?

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pwokenyaw — 11/8/2008 1:03:36 AM (archived)

I posted this comment at the link (or tried to, anyway):

While this study rules out planetesimal migration forming planets, what about planetary migration? A near miss between two planets, both orbiting <.5 AU, could send one of them further out.

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No Earthlike Planets Around Alpha Centauri A or B - phil - 11/7/2008 8:26:06 PM
- What a load of malarkey! - Adam - 11/11/2008 11:22:00 AM
- what about post-formation migration of planets, though? - pwokenyaw - 11/8/2008 1:03:36 AM
- Using our current methods of exoplanet detection... - Socrates II - 11/7/2008 9:00:42 PM
  - re: Using our current methods of exoplanet detection... - phil - 11/7/2008 9:16:21 PM
    - re: Bull - z - 11/8/2008 12:26:13 AM
      - Great Balls of Fire - ER - 11/10/2008 5:43:27 PM
      - re: Bull is right - NO, not all stars have exoplanets. - Marcia - 11/8/2008 2:05:09 AM
        
        re: Bull is right - NO, not all stars have exoplanets. - Post Sputnik - 11/8/2008 3:07:51 AM
        
        re: Bull is right - NO, not all stars have exoplanets. - Marcia - 11/8/2008 4:20:30 AM
        
        re: Bull is right - NO, not all stars have exoplanets. - gbaikie - 11/8/2008 5:24:53 AM
        
        re: Bull is right - NO, not all stars have exoplanets. - Marcia - 11/10/2008 1:57:10 AM
        
        re: Bull is right - NO, not all stars have exoplanets. - gbaikie - 11/10/2008 3:50:57 AM
        
        It depends on what the meaning of 'are' is. - Post Sputnik - 11/8/2008 5:06:30 AM

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