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Astronomers pin down the origins of a planetary odd couple
May 05, 2026
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 5 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:

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Astronomers pin down the origins of a planetary odd couple

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Across the Milky Way galaxy, a planetary odd couple is circling a star some 190 light years from Earth. A normally "lonely" hot Jupiter is sharing space with a mini-Neptune, in a rare and unlikely pairing that's had astronomers puzzled since the system's di . . .

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