The Planet That Shouldn't Exist… But Does

Astronomers have discovered a smaller planet surviving inside the orbit of a hot Jupiter, a type of colossal gas giant that orbits very close to its star. Hot Jupiters are known for their overwhelming gravity, which typically scatters, swallows, or flings nearby objects into oblivion. This finding is located 190 light years away and challenges the expectation that such a smaller planet should not exist in that environment.