"The star, named TOI-6894, is a red dwarf that has just 20% of theSun’s mass. Red dwarfs are the most common type of star in our
TOI-6894 now holds the record as the smallest star ever found to host a transiting giant planet. Its radius is 40% smaller than any previous known host of such a planet.
This surprising find challenges established theories that small stars lack the material to form giant planets.
According to current planet formation models, giant planets are rare around small stars. This is because their protoplanetary disks — the gas and dust reservoirs from which planets form — are thought to lack the material needed to build massive cores and accrete thick gas envelopes.
Dr. Mathilde Timmermans, member of the SPECULOOS team and ULiege astronomer at the time of the discovery, noted: “The existence of TOI-6894b is hard to reconcile with existing models. None can fully explain how it formed. This shows that our understanding is incomplete, and underscores the need to find more such planets.” SciTechDaily
**But does not toy with this model of Creation---Hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds; Hebrews 1:2
