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Discovery of giant planet orbiting tiny star challenges theories on planet formation
Star TOI-6894 is just like many in our galaxy, a small red dwarf, and only ~20% of the mass of our sun. Like many small stars, it is not expected to provide suitable conditions for the formation and hosting of a large planet.
With its low density and unusually cool, methane-rich atmosphere, this planet offers a rare window into giant planet formation around small stars.
A recent study found that Jupiter was once twice the size that it is now, making it big enough to swallow up 2,000 Earths.
SCIENTISTS have stumbled across a new Super-Earth that orbits inside its star’s habitable zone with a new alien-hunting tool.
This result corroborates earlier studies which also found eccentricity in the gas giant's orbit, and implies the planet experienced some yet-unknown ... Unlike our mature solar system that’s ...
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