Astronomers detect a solar system they say should not be possible

A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, ...

Scientists just found a solar system with two Earth-like worlds - and its layout is unlike anything seen before

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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‘Inside-out’ planetary system breaks the rules of planet formation

A newly studied solar system breaks the usual planet pattern, raising fresh questions about how rocky and gas planets form.
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Imagine If Eath 2.0 Was in Our Solar System?

Earth is the only life-supporting planet in our Solar System. Until now. Today, we’re bringing Kepler 22-b into our planetary neighborhood. Where would this planet need to orbit within the Sun’s ...
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An "Encounter" With Something From Outside Our Solar System May Have Cooled Earth In A Big Way

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
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Scientists uncover crucial role Jupiter played in Earth's development

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, may have been responsible for a mysterious age gap in the early solar system's planet building blocks. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Tanya ...
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Jupiter Enabled Solar System’s Unique Inner Architecture, Says Study

Illustration comparing the planets of the Solar System and the Sun on the same scale. The planets are shown to scale relative to each other but their distances are not. From left to right the bodies ...