This ‘forbidden’ exoplanet is too big for its star
Astronomers have discovered a massive extrasolar planet, or “exoplanet,” orbiting an ultra-cool dwarf star that is too small to host such a world, challenging scientists’ models of how planets and planetary systems are born. The planet in question, called LHS 3154 b, is 13 times larger than itself. SoilIn other words, it has a mass… Read More »