ThisOnePlaysTooMuch t1_j9xjry5 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 7:32 AM

Reply to comment by Brickleberried in Massive 'forbidden planet' orbits a strangely tiny star only 4 times its size. by Rifletree

You’re telling me the rock is going around a ball of nuclear fusion in way that is consistent with our understanding of how rocks go around balls of nuclear fusion? Fascinating. It’s just a catchy headline, isn’t it? I’m guessing the discovery isn’t too revealing?

Brickleberried t1_j9zig89 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 6:40 PM

The discovery is very cool. I just dislike using "size" because it's unclear and dislike using "forbidden" because it sacrifices accuracy for sounding even cooler. An accurate headline that still sounds cool(ish) would be "Massive planet orbiting small red dwarf, an extreme mass ratio that challenges planet formation". I'm sure a professional could clean that up a bit without using the word "forbidden".

But it's still a very cool discovery.