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		hinkley on June 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New exoplanet found orbiting twin suns My somewhat limited understanding of astrophysics is that the source material for the solar system dictates what class of star can form. Supernovas create a certain range of star types and also produce heavy atomic weights.

rbanffy on June 13, 2023 [–]

Indeed. You'd only expect to find rocky planets and satellites around high metallicity stars.

Still, gas giants in one of those Goldilocks zone may have a lot of prime real estate.

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