Smithsonian Magazine on MSN
Astronomers discover an exoplanet in the wrong place, hinting at a planetary system that was born 'inside out'
Planetary systems in the Milky Way galaxy tend to follow a particular pattern: rocky planets toward the center, closest to the host star, and gas planets toward the exterior. That’s how planets are ...
A closer look at the planets around a star called LHS 1903 may just flip our understanding of how planetary systems form.
Starlust on MSN
Astronomers have discovered a unique planetary system where planets are arranged inside out
The fourth planet in the system is a rocky world, while the second and third ones are gas planets.
A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, scientists say.
A newly studied solar system breaks the usual planet pattern, raising fresh questions about how rocky and gas planets form.
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