How The Seasons Shaped An Earth-Like Moon Near Jupiter

Swirling gas around a young star is giving birth to a far-off planet that's about 9 times the mass of Jupiter and located twice as far from its star as Pluto is from the Sun. The oddly massive but distant world is forcing astronomers to rethink how planets form in the first place.

Don't miss Mercury shine with the crescent moon in tonight's sky!

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