It was previously thought that the gravitational forces around a black hole were too extreme for such a star system to survive.
Impacts vaporize micrometeoroids, keeping the rings clean and challenging previous age estimates.
The research team's simulations indicate a 1 in 100 chance that an interstellar visitor could produce the orbits we see today.
In 2016, scientists Michael Brown and Konstantin Batygin suggested that an unseen Planet Nine could explain the unusual orbits of some Kuiper Belt objects, sparking interest in its possible existence
The findings of a team led by Hebrew University researchers reveal a relationship between ozone levels and atmospheric stability.
The discovery sheds light on the age-old mysteries of how planets are formed, and in particular how much time young worlds have to consume gas before it drifts away.
“It’s a useful planet because it may be like an early Earth,” says Soares-Furtado.
Study: Neptune and Uranus, the farthest gas giants in our solar system, share similar colors, offering new insights into these enigmatic planets.
The six exoplanets orbit a star around 100 light years away and have been orbiting with dance-like synchronicity for billions of years, never once changing.
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