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Two new planets lack heavy foundations

A pair of Jupiter-sized planets has been put together from a surprisingly light mixture.

Astronomers have discovered a star that has managed to build two giant planets despite a dearth of the ingredients often thought to be needed for the job.

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Posted by Nicola Jones on June 5, 2007 05:40 PM |

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I like very much the term "foundations" in this news; do planets have foundations like buildings, which transfer the planet's load to its solar system? Or it may was only a metaphor. In fact we the architectonicians observe the structure of the celestial systems in this way, which may be very different from the approaches of the scientists of the fields of Astrophysics.

Posted by: Hossam Aboulfotouh | June 6, 2007 01:59 PM

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