Abstract
People have long wondered whether other stars have planetary systems like our own solar system. It is a question that has direct relevance to our place in the Universe. Do most stars have planetary systems, or is ours a rare quirk of nature? Among planetary systems, is ours typical, or extraordinary? How common are potentially habitable planets?
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2014 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Ford, D. (2014). Extrasolar Planets. In: The Observer's Guide to Planetary Motion. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0629-1_10
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0629-1_10
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY
Print ISBN: 978-1-4939-0628-4
Online ISBN: 978-1-4939-0629-1
eBook Packages: Physics and AstronomyPhysics and Astronomy (R0)