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Discovery of planet too big for its sun throws off solar system formation models
November 30, 2023
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Nov. 30 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news:

The discovery of a planet that is far too massive for its sun is calling into question what was previously understood about the formation of planets and their solar systems, according to Penn State researchers.

In a paper published online today (Nov. 30) in the journal Science, researchers report the discovery of a planet more than 13 times as massive as Earth orbiting the . . .

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