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The team has been trying to figure out how exactly

Nov. 15, 2017 by Devin Jones

The team has been trying to figure out how exactly that happens. They're working with astronomers at Princeton and the University of Minnesota. These are models of the Kepler-452b galaxy in the constellation of Leo, which is also located in the constellation constellation of Virgo.

The researchers first looked at the motions of the disks by mapping the positions of the two star-forming disks. Then they used the motions of a pair of observations, which turned out to be very good at tracking the planets with the same speed. Using the data from the two observations, their team was able to determine that the planets are lined up at a slight angle to one another in a similar manner to when the disks are lined up with one other.

"This is one of those things that happens when the star is lined up in a different way than it should be," says study leader Richard G. Gomes, a Princeton professor of planetary science.

For the team to see how planets are lined up in the same way as a planet is just a dream come true.

That's why it's so exciting. The authors of the new study say that using this data will allow scientists to look for a planet in an orbit that's not lined up perfectly, or to use the data to determine how much material is there at the center of the system.

The authors cite several recent papers that have shown that planets can form in close orbits so that the planetary system does not split apart in front of the star when the star is very close. But, the authors note, these observations are just beginning to show that planets can form.