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Stars and solar physics

Stars and solar physics

Flash Physics: Massive planet sets star pulsating, new deputy director of BNL’s Computational Science Initiative, UAE sets out Mars vision

16 Feb 2017 Sarah Tesh

Flash Physics is our daily pick of the latest need-to-know developments from the global physics community selected by Physics World‘s team of editors and reporters

HAT-P-2b's highly eccentric orbit round its star
Planet pulse: HAT-P-2b's highly eccentric orbit round its star. (Courtesy: NASA (edited by MIT News))
Massive planet sets star pulsating A distant star pulses each time its planet hurtles close by. 400�

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