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Saturn-Sized Exoplanet Isn't Losing Mass Quickly Enough


We have discovered over 5,000 planets around other star systems. Amongst the veritable cosmic menagerie of exoplanets, it seems there is a real shortage of Neptune-sized planets close to their star.

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