How did a planet this big form around a star this small?
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A Saturn-sized planet has been discovered orbiting TOI-6894, a red dwarf star with just 20% of our Sun's mass—challenging existing planet formation theories. Scientists confirmed the planet TOI-6894b through NASA's TESS satellite and ground-based observations by SPECULOOS and TRAPPIST projects, revealing this giant planet shouldn't exist around such a small star according to current models. This discovery suggests giant planets may be more common in our galaxy than previously thought, as red dwarfs are the most prevalent star type.
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