Alien World Denser Than Steel Confounds Our Understanding of Planet Formation

A newly spotted world is just perplexingly dense

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/alien-world-denser-than-steel-confounds-our-understanding-of-planet-formation/

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“It's impossible for a planet like this to have formed by classical planetary formation models,” says lead study author Luca Naponiello, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Rome Tor Vergata.

That's why I love science. Constantly expanding knowledge.

Same as spirituality. 🥰