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An exoplanetary system about 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern, researchers say. This arrangement contradicts a pattern commonly seen across the galaxy and in our own solar system, where the rocky planets orbit closer to the sun and the gaseous ones are farther away.


A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, scientists say.

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