A Rare 6-Planet Parade Is Happening Soon
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An international team of astronomers has discovered a distant planetary system that challenges long-standing theories of how planets form. Across our galaxy, astronomers routinely observe a characteristic pattern in planetary systems: rocky planets orbiting close to their host star with gas giants farther away.
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The “planet parade” — mistakenly being called an alignment by many — continues on Monday, Aug. 18, with four ...