Based on new simulations, scientists believe that giant gas planets across the universe can often collide and merge into even bigger gas plants — behemoths called "super-Jupiters."
In the cosmic scheme of things, it's a little unusual that Jupiter is our solar system's largest planet. Several other star systems boast giant gas planets at least five times more massive than Jupiter. Some of those "super-Jupiters" are, in fact, as large as it’s possible to be while still being considered a planet. A recent study simulated how such planets might form, and the results suggest that super Jupiters are the result of catastrophic collisions between gas giants.
