The planet, which is 13 times bigger than #Earth, is orbiting a star called #LHS3154, which is nine times smaller than the #sun. The planet’s heft is unremarkable in its own right, but its pairing with an ultracool #DwarfStar, the smallest and coldest stars in the universe, has puzzled scientists.

Astronomers spot ‘overweight’ planet that appears too big for tiny host star | #Space | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/nov/30/astronomers-spot-overweight-planet-too-big-for-tiny-host-star

Astronomers spot ‘overweight’ planet that appears too big for tiny host star

Fact that planet 13 times bigger than Earth is orbiting star nine times smaller than sun shows ‘how little we know about the universe’

The Guardian