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First Planet Discovered Orbiting Opposite Its Central Star.

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Astronomers have discovered a planet about the size of Neptune orbiting in the opposite direction to its central star, but an explanation for this anomaly remains elusive.
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An exoplanet called GJ 3090 b, located 73 light years from Earth, has been found to be moving in the opposite direction to the rotation of its host star. AzEdu.az reports, citing foreign media, that scientists have discovered that the planet's orbit forms an angle of 136 degrees with the star's equatorial plane. According to experts, the pla...

Scientists have discovered that a distant world has a truly unusual nature, and that it openly defies its host star, which is a red dwarf.

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Astronomers have discovered a planet about the size of Neptune orbiting in the opposite direction to its central star, but an explanation for this anomaly remains elusive.

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Scientists have discovered an exoplanet, called GJ 3090 b and located about 73 light-years away, which has a highly delineated orbit.

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Scientists have discovered an unusual planet that orbits in the opposite direction to the rotation of its star. The angle of inclination of the plane of the planet's orbit is ...

Scientists have discovered a groundbreaking exoplanet 73 light-years from Earth: GJ 3090 b, which moves in the opposite direction to its star's rotation and has no giant companion to disrupt its orbit, is reopening the debate on accepted theories of planet formation.

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ФОКУС broke the news on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
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