Astronomers spot ‘overweight’ planet that appears too big for tiny host star

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Planet too big for its sun ‘is challenging the idea of how solar systems form’

The team said this is the first time a planet with such a high mass has been spotted orbiting a low-mass star.

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Massive exoplanet orbiting small star upends planet formation theories

Astronomers have found a massive planet orbiting a small, cool star, and planet formation theories struggle to explain its existence.

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Exoplanet 13 times bigger than Earth found orbiting star 9 times smaller than our Sun

Researchers have detected an exoplanet that appears to be far too massive for its host star. According to the study published in the journal Science, researchers said the exoplanet- called LHS 3154b- is 13 times bigger than Earth, and is orbiting the star called 3154, which is nine times smaller than the Sun.

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Discovery of planet too big for its sun throws off solar system formation models

The discovery of a planet that is far too massive for its sun is calling into question what was previously understood about the formation of planets and their solar systems.