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A planet 320 light-years away confirms what scientists long suspected

2026-10-14T00:24:40.000Z

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Astronomers have discovered that a scorching-hot planet 320 light-years away shares a striking chemical similarity with its host star, providing the first direct evidence for a fundamental assumption about planet formation.

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