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Small stars, giant planets?
New data from @nasa's TESS space telescope is changing our understanding about how -- and where -- giant planets form. ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/mar/small-…
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Small stars may host bigger planets than previously thought

Stars with less than half the mass of our Sun are able to host giant Jupiter-style planets, in conflict with the most widely accepted theory of how such planets form, according to a new study led by UCL and University of Warwick researchers.
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