Astronomers have found a distant world that challenges planetary formation theory, with a rocky planet where gas giants should be.
(CN) — For decades, astronomers thought they had planet formation figured out. Rocky worlds huddle close to their stars. Gas giants circle farther out. It’s a pattern repeated across our galaxy, a cosmic rule modeled on our own solar system.
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