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Secret origins of Geminids meteor shower revealed by new research

One of the most spectacular shows of the year will be on display this week: the Geminids meteor shower. According to NASA, the Geminids peak each December on 13th and 14th. Stargazers can see up to 120 meteors per hour during the show. ....

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Scientists Astonished by Planet That's Way Too Big to Exist

Odd Couple Scientists have discovered an impossibly large planet that's apparently too big to exist. In a new study published in the journal Science, researchers out of Pennsylvania State described their whopper discovery: a Neptune-sized planet that's 13 times the mass of Earth, which is orbiting a tiny ultracool star that's nine times less massive […] ....

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'Too massive for its star': Scientists discover enormous planet that changes what we know about red dwarfs

Scienstists have discovered a planet circling a a red dwarf. The enormous mass of the planet compared to its host star is forcing scientists to reconsider current theories. ....

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Astronomers surprised to find planet 'too massive for its star'

Our Milky Way galaxy's most common type of star is called a red dwarf - much smaller and less luminous than our sun. But the discovery of a planet at least 13 times Earth's mass orbiting very close to a red dwarf only 11% of the sun's mass has astronomers going back to the drawing board on planetary formation theory involving this prevalent type of star. The mass ratio of this planet with its star is more than 100 times greater than that of Earth and the sun. ....

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Astronomers surprised to find planet 'too massive for its star'

Astronomers surprised to find planet 'too massive for its star'
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