A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, scientists say.
Astronomers have found a distant world that challenges planetary formation theory, with a rocky planet where gas giants should be.
The planetary system, located 120 light-years away, features four worlds orbiting a red dwarf star and challenges classical formation schemes.
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Scientists stunned by 'inside out' solar system that mirrors our own
Scientists say a nearby red dwarf star hosts a planetary lineup that looks like a mirror image of our own solar system, with rocky worlds bookending a pair of gas-rich planets. Around the star LHS ...
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