The case of the over-tilting exoplanets
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 03:50
in Astronomy & Space
For almost a decade, astronomers have tried to explain why so many pairs of planets outside our solar system have an odd configuration -- their orbits seem to have been pushed apart by a powerful unknown mechanism. Researchers say they've found a possible answer, and it implies that the planets' poles are majorly tilted.