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A Planet 11 Times Bigger Than Jupiter Is Challenging What We Thought About Planet Formation

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A Planet 11 Times Bigger Than Jupiter Is Challenging What We Thought About Planet Formation
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New observations of the giant exoplanet Beta Pictoris b are challenging assumptions about how and where massive planets form. New observations of Beta Pictoris b, a massive planet orbiting a young star, are challenging a method astronomers hoped could reveal where giant planets form. More precise measurements of the planet’s atmosphere have overturned an earlier [...]

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