Carnegie Institution for Science: "Forbidden" Planet Orbiting Small Star Challenges Gas Giant Formation Theories
February 23, 2023
February 23, 2023
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (TNSjou) -- The Carnegie Institution for Science issued the following news on Feb. 21, 2023:
A team of astronomers led by Carnegie's Shubham Kanodia has discovered an unusual planetary system in which a large gas giant planet orbits a small red dwarf star called TOI-5205. Their findings which are published in The Astronomical Journal, challenge long-held ideas about planet formation.
Smaller and cooler than our Sun, M dwarfs are the most common stars . . .
A team of astronomers led by Carnegie's Shubham Kanodia has discovered an unusual planetary system in which a large gas giant planet orbits a small red dwarf star called TOI-5205. Their findings which are published in The Astronomical Journal, challenge long-held ideas about planet formation.
Smaller and cooler than our Sun, M dwarfs are the most common stars . . .