Unlikely Planets Found In Violent Star Clusters 30
astroengine writes "When it comes to forming planets, Mother Nature isn't very picky. Despite horrific conditions inside densely packed open clusters, stars apparently have no problem forming and hanging on to an orbital brood. That's the conclusion from a new study (abstract) that used data collected by NASA's now-dormant Kepler space telescope to hunt for planets in a one-billion-year old open cluster called NGC 6811, a collection of about 70 stars located about 3,400 light years away in the constellation Cygnus."
Re:So. (Score:5, Interesting)
This reminds me of some people in the past saying that a train would never exceed 30 miles per hour because the passengers would suffocate.