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  Surprise! Baby exoplanets might look like Smarties candies rather than spheres 

 Infant exoplanets may not be spherical as astronomers have always assumed. Instead, they may be oblate spheroids, like the 'Smarties' candy found in Europe.  

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qi4wjewvXmvQAdazUs52um.png

https://www.space.com/infant-exoplanets-shape-smarties-candies