Massive Gas Giant in Orbit around Red Dwarf Challenges Current Models of Planet Formation

Sci-News.com ^ | October 8, 2019 | News Staff / Source [J.C. Morales et al]

[SunkenCiv]

"...we'd all have a Merry Christmas..."

[SunkenCiv]

It's a big one. Jupiter has about 1/1000th the mass of our Sun, while this red dwarf, hi-ho, hi-ho, is smaller/less massive than our Sun.

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Lol

[SunkenCiv]

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[M. Thatcher]

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