Massive Exoplanet Discovered, Challenges Established Planet Formation Theories

sfcrazy writes "A giant exoplanet that is in the most distant orbit ever seen around its host star, has been recently discovered. Dubbed HD 106906 b, the newly discovered planet is relatively young (13 million years old, compare this to our 4.5 billion years old Earth) and bigger than any other planet discovered till date. It is 11 times the size of Jupiter, and that's what makes it a most singular discovery."

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Re:Can someone who knows about astronomy fill me i

[somersault]

By counting the rings, obviously ;)

Re:Can someone who knows about astronomy fill me i

[jabberwock]

They got a birthday notification from the planet's Facebook page.

Re:Upper limit on planets? Lower limit on stars

[Anonymous Coward]

that's 8% the size of the son

Or 0.003% the size of yo momma.

Re:Attention! Mod parent DOWN!

[sharknado]

I work at Facebook. You do NOT see the date of which a person was born with said birthday notifications. I suggest you go home and do your homework.

What's more distressing is that you, a Facebook employee, know that he's not at home. Dun dun dunnnn....

Re:Upper limit on planets? Lower limit on stars

[SJHillman]

"If it ever gets big enough to become a star and achieve fusion then the pressure pushes it out and then it gets better."

Unless you live there. Then it gets worse. Much worse.

Re:Upper limit on planets? Lower limit on stars

[GodfatherofSoul]

Yo mama so fat, if she was any bigger she'd start fusing hydrogen.