This newfound planet seems way too big for its tiny star

In the annals of planet hunting, astronomers’ latest find is a bit of a head-scratcher: a giant exoplanet tightly orbiting a star so tiny, it’s hard to understand how the star could have birthed it. The planet, which is named LHS 3154 b and was reported today in Science, tips the scales at 13.2 timesContinue reading “This newfound planet seems way too big for its tiny star”
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