2026-09-23 03:01:14
Upside down - GJ 3090 b the first retrograde exoplanet around an M dwarf detected with NIRPS: #exoplanet orbits in the opposite direction of its star / First ‘backwards’ planet discovered around a small star challenges ideas about how planets form: https://www.unige.ch/medias/en/2026/une-exoplanete-rebelle-tourne-rebours-de-son-etoile / https://www.qmul.ac.uk/news/latest-news/2026/science-and-engineering/se/first-backwards-planet-discovered-around-a-small-star-challenges-ideas-about-how-planets-form.html