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A group of astronomers has found a solar system 116 light-years from Earth that seems to challenge current theories about how planets are formed. This system
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When did our solar system's planets form? Discovery of tiny meteorite may challenge the timeline
Analysis of an ancient meteorite suggests that rocky planets both near and distant from the sun may have formed at the same time, challenging current models of our solar system’s evolution.
Astronomers have found a distant world that challenges planetary formation theory, with a rocky planet where gas giants should be.
Gas giants possibly developed slowly in the solar system. They developed cores layer by layer within a disk of ice and dust surrounding the early Sun. Once they were large enough, they attracted large amounts of gas.