JPL: Small Planets Don't Need 'Heavy Metal' Stars to Form
13 Jun 2012, 18:45 UTC
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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features: The formation of small worlds like Earth previously was thought to occur mostly around stars rich in heavy elements such as iron and silicon.
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