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Sportsfan2111

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How do most of the newly discovered solar systems and planets compare to our own?
 
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How are low-mass red giant stars important to our existence?
 
  A) These stars manufactured virtually all the elements out of which we and our planet are made.
  B) These stars generate the energy that makes life on Earth possible.
  C) These stars manufactured most of the carbon atoms in our bodies.
  D) These stars provide most of the light that reaches us from globular clusters.



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Answer to Question 1

So far we have detected mostly large, massive jovian planets, and many of these planets have revolved very close to their home star, often at less than Mercury's distance from the Sun. This is probably a selection effect, with Doppler studies picking up massive, fast moving planets best.

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