"Study Reveals New Planets Resemble Flattened Smarties"

Researchers at the University of Central Lancashire (Uclan) have used computer simulations to model the formation of planets and found that young planets formed around stars have flattened shapes similar to Smarties, contrary to the previous assumption that they were spherical. The study, published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics Letters, revealed that young planets are oblate spheroids, with implications for viewing planets through telescopes and understanding how they form.