The first, and most common, is the ‘similar’ system. Similar planetary systems follow the “peas in a pod” analogy that the team initially conceived of as a way to comprehend what they were seeing through Kepler’s lens. These planetary systems are found throughout the universe and contain roughly similar planets running outward around the central star. No two planets will ever be exactly the same, of course, but the similarities in mass and physical size mean that the planets found in these kinds of systems were formed of roughly the same matter and resulted in a more or less uniform product. Adding further to this finding is the fact that exoplanets can now be weighed by measuring local, atmospheric starlight around the distant object.
The team discovered that similar systems emerge from small, low-mass gas and dust discs, and form around stars with a small measurement of heavy elements. This feature makes logical sense, given the prevalence of similar systems found in the research.
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