Ep. 546: Weird Issues: Planetary Migration

Astronomy Cast - A podcast by Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay - Mondays

546: Weird Issues: Planetary Migration Astronomy Cast 546: Weird Issues: Planetary Migration by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Before we discovered other planets, our Solar System seemed like a perfectly reasonable template for everywhere. But now we see massive planets close to their stars, which leads you to the question, how does it all get there. Do the planets form in place or do they migrate around?