Gas giant AB Aurigae b challenges science of planets - DW (English)

Planet AB Aurigae b is still in its "birthing" stages. But astronomists say it is already nine times the mass of Jupiter and it's forming in a unusual way.

AB Aurigae b is still only a baby as far as planets go. It's a giant gas planet that scientists have discovered in the early stages of its formation. And it's already breaking records in astronomy. A… [+8468 chars]

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