February 28, 2011 12:58 am
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/htwYZvd5CwE/Two-Planets-Found-Sharing-One-Orbit
Two Planets Found Sharing One Orbit
dweezil-n0xad writes "Buried in the flood of data from the Kepler telescope is a planetary system unlike any seen before. Two of its apparent planets share the same orbit around their star. If the discovery is confirmed, it would bolster a theory that Earth once shared its orbit with a Mars-sized body that later crashed into it, resulting in the moon's formation."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/htwYZvd5CwE/Two-Planets-Found-Sharing-One-Orbit
Share this article:
Tweet
View Full Article
Slashdot
Slashdot was originally created in September of 1997 by Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda. Today it is owned by Geeknet, Inc..More About this Source Visit Slashdot