Scientists have found a weird 'inside out' planetary system. Here's what it looks like

An illustration of a red star in the background four other planets in front of it.

Astronomers have discovered a planetary system that appears to flip one of astronomy's most reliable rules on its head; it orbits a small, faint red star known as LHS 1903.

LHS 1903 is a cool M-dwarf star, smaller and far less luminous than our sun. Using a combination of space- and ground-based telescopes, scientists identified four planets circling the star. The three innermost planets initially seemed to follow a familiar pattern seen across the Milky Way, with the closest planet being rocky and the next two being gas giants.