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A tiny star gave birth to a giant exoplanet

ExtremeTech on MSN · 53m

The Tiny Star That Somehow Produced a Giant Planet

Yet it produced a gas giant with a radius larger than Saturn's, according to the international team of researchers who discovered the system.TOI-6894b is a low-density exoplanet that, despite technically outsizing Saturn,

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A tiny star gave birth to a giant exoplanet, but no one knows how

Giant planets are not rare per se — after all, we have four in our own solar system. Such large worlds are, however, rarely found around the smallest stars, red dwarfs. Red dwarfs simply shouldn't have enough material to form such huge worlds.

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Giant exoplanet birthed by small star, but scientists don't know how

A small red dwarf star is challenging our knowledge of how planets form by coexisting with a massive exoplanet, much like a family with tall children and short parents.As our solar system

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James Webb Space Telescope unveils fiery origins of a distant, hellish exoplanet

"Studying the chemistry of ultra hot planets like WASP-121b helps us to understand how gas giant atmospheres work under ...

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Webb reveals the origin of the ultra-hot exoplanet WASP-121b

Scientists analyzing an ultra-hot giant planet believe it was formed by absorbing lightweight gases like methane evaporating ...

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Astronomers thought they found signs of life on distant planet. New studies are skeptical

A series of studies have cast doubt on the sensational claim that "the strongest evidence yet" was found that life exists ...

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Ginormous planet discovered around tiny red star challenges our understanding of solar systems

Scientists have discovered a giant planet called TOI-6894b, orbiting a star that should be far too small to have formed it.

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New model helps to figure out which distant planets may host life

The search for life beyond Earth is a key driver of modern astronomy and planetary science. The U.S. is building multiple ...

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Perpendicular Planet: A 90° Orbit Over Twin Suns Leaves Scientists Stunned

Scientists may have found a planet orbiting two brown dwarfs at a wild 90-degree tilt—something never seen before.

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Huge planet discovered orbiting tiny star puzzles scientists

Astronomers announced Wednesday they have discovered a massive planet orbiting a tiny star, a bizarre pairing that has ...

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