planetary formation

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James Webb Space Telescope Just Spotted Something Astronomers Have Never Seen in our Solar System

Christopher Plain·January 17, 2025

Data from the James Webb Space Telescope and advanced computer models have classified a type of planet unlike any in our solar system.

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A Celestial Object “Too Large to Exist” Has Been Detected by Astronomers, Upending Past Theories on Planetary Formation

Micah Hanks·December 7, 2023

Researchers say the discovery of a planet too large for its nearest star is challenging existing theories about planetary and solar system formation.