From the website exoplanets.eu I downloaded all the data they have on exoplanets that have been discovered. Using python i made a visualizing plot.
In the plot two seperated bulks are seen, the lower one will primarily be terrestrial planets (planets, that, like the earth are mostly made of rock, metals and other complex molecules), the upper region will be primarily jovian planets, or “jupiter-like” planets, gas giants made primarily from hydrogen, helium, and sometimes methane, most likely containing a solid core, and possibly holding other complex molecules in their cloud systems like saturn and jupiter.
The pattern that seems to appear is that jovian planets, seem to tend to orbit more massive stars.
by Aggravating-Tea-Leaf
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The data was collected from [exoplanet.eu](https://exoplanet.eu/catalog/#downloads-section)
I used python through visual studio code to make a plot, using the matplotlib.pyplot package
This matches the shape of the curve showing the rate of left-handed people over time after it stopped being beaten out of children 100 years ago. I’ll let you draw your own conclusions.
A decent visualization on /r/Dataisbeautiful , astonishing!
Makes sense – larger stars would require more light elements (H, He) at time of formation, which are also the bulk of Jovian composition. Conditions for one also favor the other.