Astronomers detect a solar system they say should not be possible

A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, scientists say.

This Bizarre Star System Is Inside Out, and Astronomers Aren’t Sure How

A closer look at the planets around a star called LHS 1903 may just flip our understanding of how planetary systems form.
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Inside-out planetary system turns our understanding of how planets form upside-down

We know that our Solar System is not the blueprint for all planetary systems out there. There are gas giant planets orbiting ...

Astronomers discover 'unique inside-out system' with a rocky planet far from where it belongs

Astronomers have spotted an unusual 'inside-out' planetary system where a rocky world seems to have formed far beyond the realm typically reserved for gas giants.

ESA satellite finds 'inside-out' planetary system that challenges formation theories

A newly discovered planet orbiting a distant star may change scientists’ understanding of how planetary systems form. View on ...
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U of A's team of astronomers spots first-ever growing planet outside solar system

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - A team led by University of Arizona astronomer Laird Close has discovered a growing planet outside our solar system, marking the first time such a find has been made in a ...
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See it: Photos show glowing baby planet outside of our solar system

A University of Arizona-led team discovered a growing planet, WISPIT 2b, forming inside a disk gap around a young star. The finding confirms theories that protoplanets carve out gaps in disks of gas ...
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Farewell to the Jupiter of textbooks—the Juno probe reveals a smaller, flatter planet—and NASA prepares for changes

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, isn’t exactly the size and shape scientists believed it was. New measurements from the Juno spacecraft show ...