A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, scientists say.
'LHS 1903 breaks this thinking.' ...
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Astronomers have observed a planetary system that challenges current planet formation theories, with a rocky planet that formed beyond the orbits of its ...
A newly studied solar system breaks the usual planet pattern, raising fresh questions about how rocky and gas planets form.
A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday. Located about 120 light years away, the exoplanet appears to take an unusual path around ...
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