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This Neptune-sized world orbits backwards, hinting at a hidden giant's influence

Imagine a world the size of Neptune, but instead of following the orderly path of its neighbors, it is racing headlong against the flow of its own solar system. In the case of the exoplanet TOI-1710 b, the cosmic clockwork has gone topsy-turvy. This "warm Neptune" doesn't just have a slight tilt; it appears to be performing a backward dance around its sun—an extreme orbital misalignment that hints at a violent, tumultuous history.

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