Why Are We Unlikely to Find Earth-Like Planets Around Halo

question 41

Multiple Choice

Why are we unlikely to find Earth-like planets around halo stars in the Galaxy?

• A) Planets around stars are extremely rare in our Galaxy.
• B) Halo stars formed from gas containing few heavy elements, the elements needed to create terrestrial planets like the Earth.
• C) Halo stars formed from gas containing lots of heavy elements and few of the light elements needed to create terrestrial planets like the Earth.
• D) Halo stars are all very low mass stars that cannot hold onto planets.
• E) Halo stars formed directly from gas in the halo without forming a planetary disk.

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