Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Artist impression of the planetary system with four planets,around a small red star,called LHS1903. Caption: Astronomers have long ...

In our Solar System, the four planets closest to the Sun are small and rocky, while the four farther out are gas giants. Scientists had thought this planetary order -- rocky first, then gaseous -- was ...

PARIS — Surprised astronomers said Thursday they have discovered a star with planets in a bizarre order that defies scientific expectations -- and suggests these faraway worlds formed in a manner ...

A closer look at the planets around a star called LHS 1903 may just flip our understanding of how planetary systems form. Reading time 3 minutes Astronomers have discovered a star system that’s out of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This artist's impressions shows the unusual set up of the solar system around the LHS 1903 star (Handout) (Handout/ESA/AFP) ...

Astronomers have found a planetary system that seems to have formed inside-out. While most systems, like our own, have rocky planets closest to their star and gaseous ones further out, the LHS 1903 ...

LHS 1903 is a small red M-dwarf star that is cooler and shines less brightly than our Sun. Scientists used telescopes in space and on Earth to discover four planets orbiting LHS 1903. With those ...

Rocky planets are typically found near their star, while gas giants form farther out — not the other way around. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.