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Science 14 August 1998:
Vol. 281. no. 5379, pp. 932 - 933
DOI: 10.1126/science.281.5379.932
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Perspectives

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MEETING ASTROPHYSICS:
Enhanced: Protostars and Planets

Sara S. Russell and Alan P. Boss

In recent years, astronomers have begun to discover an increasing number of planets orbiting stars outside our solar system. The characteristics and origins of these planetary bodies are the subject of intense interest and debate. In their Perspective, Russell and Boss discuss the latest results on extrasolar planetary systems presented at a recent conference in Santa Barbara.

S. S. Russell is at the Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK. E-mail: sarr{at}nhm.ac.uk. A. P. Boss is at the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC 20015-1305. E-mail: boss@dtm.ciw.edu

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