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Scientists have discovered a giant planet orbiting a tiny red dwarf star, something they believed wasn t even possible. The planet, TOI-6894b, is about the size of Saturn but orbits a star just a fifth the mass of our Sun. This challenges long-standing ideas about how big planets form, especially around small stars.

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Let's not size shame the planet or the star here

this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2025
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