New Metal-Rich Exoplanet TOI-6651b Found in Neptunian Desert, 60 Times Heavier than Earth

An international team of scientists, led by Ahmedabad’s Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), has discovered an exoplanet, TOI-6651b, which is five times larger and 60 times heavier than Earth. Situated 690 light-years from the Sun, this sub-Saturn class planet is only the fourth known exoplanet in the Neptunian desert—a region near stars where Neptune-sized planets are…

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