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Astronomers Make Unexpected Discovery of Planet in Formation Around a Young Star

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An international team of astronomers, co-led by researchers at the University of Galway, has made the unexpected discovery of a new planet.

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Why all the excitement about a baby planet discovered by Irish scientists?

The astronomy world was amazed because this phenomenon had been detected but never seen before

·Dublin, Ireland
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Discovery Planet Around a Young Star Similar to the Sun

The new planet was baptized as WISPIT 2b The content Discovered planet around a young star similar to the sun appears first in Journal i.

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The Birth of a New World: the Image of the Exoplanet that Forms Near a Star Similar to the Sun

An unusual finding. Astronomers of the University of Galway managed to capture an image of the gas giant that formed near a star equal to the Sun orbiting near our solar system. It is the exoplanet named WISPIT 2b, which was photographed within the multi-ring disc of the planet, through the Very Large Telescope of the European Southern Observatory (ESO's VLT). It presents an age of 5 million years and will probably transform into an astro simila…

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Sapo broke the news in Portugal on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
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