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 rocky exoplanet in the LHS 1903 system defies planet formation models, hinting that gravitational upheaval reshaped the red dwarf’s four worlds.
A newly studied solar system breaks the usual planet pattern, raising fresh questions about how rocky and gas planets form.
New Scientist on MSN
Weird inside-out planet system may have formed one world at a time
The planets around a nearby star seem to be in the wrong order, hinting that they formed through a different mechanism than the familiar one by which most systems grow ...
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