A gas giant that is twice as dense as Earth. How did such an unusual planet form? It’s still a mystery

A strange exoplanet is orbiting in a system 300 light years away from Earth. It is only 15 million years old, and much heavier than predicted by models describing the formation and development of gas giants. What secret does HD-114082b hide?

[Photo: Peter Schmidt from Pixabay]

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