Over-Tilting Exoplanets (IMAGE)

Yale University

Over-Tilting Exoplanets

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Yale researchers have discovered a surprising link between the tilting of exoplanets and their orbit in space. The discovery may help explain a long-standing puzzle about exoplanetary orbital architectures.

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NASA/JPL-Caltech, Sarah Millholland

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