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AlexanderHowl · 12-08-2020, 12:02 PM

In the case of Sol, the number of planets and debris fields in the system may be average, and we have to presume that they are until we have the capability to detect our system from a distance. In the case of other systems, TRAPPIST-1 shows that you can have 7 planets within 0.4 AU of a M-class star, so there is no particular reason to think that the systems of M-class stars are worthless (it even has a potentially habitable planet in its third orbit). We have been unable to use Space to represent real life systems for a while, as planets with orbital seperations of less than 0.01 AU seem quite common.

12-08-2020, 12:02 PM	#10
AlexanderHowl Join Date: Feb 2016	Re: The Return of Defaultspace In the case of Sol, the number of planets and debris fields in the system may be average, and we have to presume that they are until we have the capability to detect our system from a distance. In the case of other systems, TRAPPIST-1 shows that you can have 7 planets within 0.4 AU of a M-class star, so there is no particular reason to think that the systems of M-class stars are worthless (it even has a potentially habitable planet in its third orbit). We have been unable to use Space to represent real life systems for a while, as planets with orbital seperations of less than 0.01 AU seem quite common.