Turning planetary theory upside down: Nine new exoplanets found, some with retrograde orbits
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 07:35
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers have discovered nine new transiting exoplanets. Surprisingly, six out of a larger sample of 27 were found to be orbiting in the opposite direction to the rotation of their host star -- the exact reverse of what is seen in our own solar system.