When a young sibling is born, older children must learn to share – and something similar could be happening in a star system around 400 light years away, where a still-forming planet seems to be muscling in on the orbit of a gas giant that is already there.
If confirmed, this would be the first time we have ever seen two planets sharing an orbit.
'Mind-blowing' find suggests two planets may be sharing same orbit | Tech News | Metro ...
Astronomers have found evidence to suggest that a second 'sibling' planet may be sharing its orbit – the first of its kind.
The researchers detected a cloud of debris that might be sharing this planet's orbit, which could be the building blocks of a new planet or the remnants of one already formed.
Astronomers Discover Evidence of Exoplanets Sharing Same Orbit
Lead researcher Olga Balsalobre-Ruza expressed her astonishment at the idea of planets sharing the same orbit. While it is well-known that a planet can share its orbit with thousands of asteroids, similar to Jupiter’s case, the possibility of planets doing so is truly mind-blowing.
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