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Astronomers Discover Massive Planet 10 Times Bigger Than Jupiter

The Epoch Times

By Katabella Roberts

December 9, 2021 Updated: December 9, 2021

 

A group of astronomers has discovered one of the biggest planets ever found orbiting a massive and extremely hot two-star system, despite previously believing that such an environment was too inhospitable for a planet to form in.

The planet was discovered by Markus Janson, a professor of astronomy at Stockholm University, and colleagues, according to research published Wednesday in the science journal Nature.

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