Astronomers have been left puzzled by the discovery of an unusually large planet orbiting a remarkably small star, a cosmic pairing that defies existing theories of planetary formation.
The star, named TOI-6894, is located approximately 240 light-years from Earth in the constellation Leo. It is only about one-fifth the mass of our sun. According to current models, stars of this size should typically host smaller planets, similar to Earth or Mars. However, the planet found orbiting TOI-6894 is as large as Saturn, the second-largest planet in our solar system.
