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How far away it is: 93 million miles (150 million km) ...
For the dwarf planet candidate, one trip around the sun takes over 24,000 years. Its orbit challenges a proposed path for a hypothetical Planet Nine.
The discovery of a Saturn-sized gas giant orbiting a small red dwarf is urging astronomers to reconsider their theories of ...
A newly discovered gas giant, called TOI-6894b, orbiting a low-mass red dwarf star defies existing models of planet formation ...
Astronomers have spotted a cosmic mismatch that has left them perplexed - a really big planet orbiting a really small star.
A small red dwarf star, TOI-6894, is defying astronomers' expectations by having a gas giant planet in its orbit.
With its low density and unusually cool, methane-rich atmosphere, this planet offers a rare window into giant planet ...
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Star TOI-6894 is just like many in our galaxy, a small red dwarf, and only ~20% of the mass of our sun. Like many small stars ...
A possible new dwarf planet has been discovered at the edge of our solar system, so far-flung that it takes around 25,000 ...
OF201 is incredibly lightweight on a cosmic scale. Scientists estimate its mass is about 20,000 times less than Earth's and ...
Earth has a newly-discovered neighbor in the solar system. But the heavenly body – possibly a dwarf planet à la Pluto – isn't a frequent visitor. Located beyond Neptune, its extreme orbit ...