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Jakebsorensen t1_je6xd1q wrote

Reply to comment by lezboyd in Webb telescope finds a 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet that defies expectations by maki23

It also could be possible that we’re just better at finding gas giants close to stars compared to other planet types

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lezboyd t1_je73q33 wrote

Never say never, but the evidence in our own solar system indicates that Jupiter was also on its way inwards until stopped by Saturn. So it may be that gas giants make their way inwards by default unless circumstances dictate otherwise.

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