Astronomers have spotted a cosmic mismatch that has left them perplexed - a really big planet orbiting a really small star.

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 ...

Scientists have discovered a giant planet called TOI-6894b, orbiting a star that should be far too small to have formed it.

The astronomers discovered the planet when searching through more than 91,000 low-mass red dwarfs observed by NASA's TESS ...

The Unexpected PlanetStar 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 ...

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