Distant Planet System Puzzles Astronomers, Questions Planet Formation Rules

Astronomers found a far-off planet system with mixed rocky and gas planets, challenging old ideas about how planets form. What does this mean?

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A new distant planet system has been found with rocky and gas planets mixed up, unlike our own solar system. This discovery makes scientists rethink how planets are made.

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The Solar System - Outer Planets, Gas Giants

And then into the darkness of space. That's where the gas giants live. These are four more planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Jupiter and Saturn are composed of hydrogen and helium. Neptune and Uranus, however, are made of ice. These two planets, Neptune and Uranus, are also considered ice giants.

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