Jupiter-sized planets are very rare around the least massive stars
Fewer than 2 percent of all lightweight red dwarfs have a planet as massive as Jupiter
![An artist's creation shows a red Jupiter-like planet with a red star shining in the distance.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/060723_kc_red-dwarf-planet_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Jupiter-like planets orbiting red dwarf stars exist more often in art (shown) than in reality, according to a new study.
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