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RE: Dwarf star with exceptionally giant planet discovered
Would it be possible for the gas giant planet to have formed around a much larger, but older, star, which was eventually destroyed in a supernova explosion? Could the planet have survived the explosion and have been launched into deep space, only to be captured by the gravity of the red dwarf?
I was thinking the same thing.
That's a good question. Sounds like an easy explanation. Although supernovae are destructive on a scale almost beyond human imagining this sounds plausible to me. Lets see with what the scientists will come up...