Scientists discover solar system with planets in a strange 'rhythm'

Astronomers recently found a solar system whereby six planets are suspended in a strange rhythm. The solar system hosts stars that seem to be performing a "rhythmic dance" as they continue to dance around the orbits. The system is located around a star called TOI-178, which is 200 lightyears away, and could help explain how stars in our solar system are born and how they evolve. Besides being fixed in an unusual rhythmic order, planets in this solar system are also off the expected course, as per scientists. The orbital motion of the system is in harmony, but the physical properties of all planets vary from planet to planet, which challenges the beliefs of scientists around solar systems. All planets have different densities.  “It appears there is a planet as dense as the Earth right next to a very fluffy planet with half the density of Neptune, followed by a planet with the density of Neptune,” Nathan Hara from the Université de Genève, Switzerland, who was also involved in the study told The Independent.

Artist's impression of the view from the planet in the TOI-178 system