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Warm jupiter vs hot jupiter, fluffyness
If Jupiter was orbiting at 1AU, replacing Earth, but everything else in the solar system remained as it is currently, how much would the increased heat from the sun increase Jupiter's radius?
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How would tidal effects behave in this setup: An icy moon orbiting a gas giant, as the gas giant orbits a red dwarf? [closed]
Let me know if this is more appropriate for worldbuilding.
Essentially, I'd like to know how tidal effects would behave in these circumstances (if it's even stable):
An icy moon orbiting a gas ...
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Why do the gas giants in the Solar System have comparatively large orbits compared to the inner planets?
Ever since I observed the depictions of the Solar System, I was obsessed with the question of why the gas giants (outer planets) have very large orbits, compared to the planets that are closer to the ...
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Is it possible for a star to orbit a planet?
Is it possible for a red dwarf to orbit a gas giant?
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Has this happened and it is just assumed that the gas giant is orbiting the star?
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