Surprising 'forbidden planet' discovered outside our solar system

Surprising 'forbidden planet' discovered outside our solar system

Astronomers have found an unusually large planet orbiting a small star, located about 280 light-years from Earth.The unexpected size of the newly discovered world, called TOI 5205b, has led researchers to call it the "forbidden planet".About the size of Jupiter, it was spotted by researchers using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS.READ MORE: Queensland boy to get transplant after critical bone marrow left at US airportJupite…

Surprising 'forbidden planet' discovered outside our solar system

(CNN) -- Astronomers have found an unusually large planet orbiting a small star, located about 280 light-years from Earth. The unexpected size of the newly discovered world, called TOI 5205b, has led researchers to call it the "forbidden planet." About the size of Jupiter, it was spotted by researchers using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or

Surprising 'forbidden planet' discovered outside our solar system

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have found an unusually large planet orbiting a small star, located about 280 light-years from Earth. The unexpected size of the newly discovered world, called TOI 5205b, has led researchers to call it the “forbidden planet.” About the size of Jupiter, it was spotted by researchers using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet

Massive 'forbidden planet' orbits a strangely tiny star only 4 times its size

A newly discovered "forbidden planet" orbiting a tiny star challenges theories of gas giant formation.

Surprising 'forbidden planet' discovered outside our solar system

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have found an unusually large planet orbiting a small star, located about 280 light-years from Earth. The unexpected size of the newly discovered world, called TOI 5205b, has led researchers to call it the “forbidden planet.” About the size of Jupiter, it was spotted by researchers using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet

Surprising 'forbidden planet' discovered outside our solar system

Astronomers have found an unusually large planet orbiting a small star, located about 280 light-years from Earth. The unexpected size of the newly discovered world, called TOI 5205b, has caused researchers to call it a "forbidden planet."