Astronomers have found that other star systems typically have similarly sized planets that are regularly spaced out in their orbits. Our solar system has no uniformity in size. Just compare our largest and smallest planets: Jupiter is more than 28 times the diameter of Mercury, for example.
From a volume standpoint, we could fit over 24,000 Mercurys into Jupiter. In addition, the spacing between the planets, particularly the inner planets doesn’t show nearly the same cohesion as the spacing in other star systems. The research team examined 355 stars that had a total of 909 planets, which periodically transit across their faces as seen from Earth.
Astronomers aren’t really sure what makes our solar system so unique. Some speculate that Jupiter and Saturn’s impressive gravitational pull may be to blame.
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Our Solar System Is So Weird
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