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The Jupiter-sized planet, located 450 light-years away, is still within its natal disk of dust and gas, prompting a re-evaluation of planet-formation models.","category":"Science & Tech","area":null,"publishedAt":"2026-09-17T15:45:26.506Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-17T15:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-17T15:45:26.506Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":61,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to named bodies, with two independent outlets and a named source.","critic":"Includes quotes from affected parties, explains why it matters, and separates fact from comment.","hype":"Headline promises a significant discovery, but the body of the text is measured."}},"tags":["#Exoplanet","#Astronomy","#PlanetFormation","#SpaceDiscovery","#KeckObservatory"],"entities":["Elias 2-24 b","Lucas Cieza","Andrea Bernardi","W. M. 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The discovery challenges current theories regarding the rapid formation of giant planets at significant distances from their stars."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on planet's orbital distance"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Mashable reports that Elias 2-24 b orbits its star 10 times farther than Jupiter circles the Sun. In contrast, the digest from Merca2.es states the planet is within its home album, and the digest from scinexx.de notes its location in a conspicuous gap. 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