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Discovery of giant planet orbiting tiny star challenges theories on planet formation
Star TOI-6894 is just like many in our galaxy, a small red dwarf, and only ~20% of the mass of our sun. Like many small stars, it is not expected to provide suitable conditions for the formation and hosting of a large planet.
This split coincides with several other classic features in the exoplanet population, such as the high abundance of small planets over large planets and a tendency for giant planets to only ...
With its low density and unusually cool, methane-rich atmosphere, this planet offers a rare window into giant planet formation around small stars.
Scientists have used data from NASA's retired planet-hunting space telescope 'Kepler' to discover that small and large worlds have very different upbringings. The team found that larger ...
Scientists may have found a planet orbiting two brown dwarfs at a wild 90-degree tilt—something never seen before.
A recent study found that Jupiter was once twice the size that it is now, making it big enough to swallow up 2,000 Earths.
The small world was found during a search for the hypothetical Planet Nine, and astronomers say the next time it will reach ...
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