Exiled Exoplanet Might Be A Super-Saturn

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Artist's rendition of a ringed exoplanet. MarcelClemens/Shutterstock

One of the most beautiful things in science is that no matter how much we know about the universe we still get surprises which send us back to the drawing board. Exoplanet HD 106906b is one of those surprises. It’s a huge planet that shouldn’t exist, but not only does it, astronomers think it may also have a ring around itself like a super-Saturn.