Published 3 days ago • loading... • Updated 2 days ago

A Newborn Planet Munches on Gas and Dust Surrounding Its Host Star

In a first, astronomers imaged a baby planet within a gap in the disk of material around a star, confirming predictions about how rings form.

9 Articles

NDTV

Lean Right

Breakthrough Photo: See The 'Birth' Of A Planet For The Very First Time

A team of astronomers has detected for the first time a planet outside our solar system, embedded in a cleared gap of a multi-ringed disc.

2 days ago·New Delhi, India

Read Full Article

Science News

Center

A newborn planet munches on gas and dust surrounding its host star

In a first, astronomers imaged a baby planet within a gap in the disk of material around a star, confirming predictions about how rings form.

2 days ago·United States

Read Full Article

IFLScience

Lean Left

Outstanding Photos Show First Baby Planet Growing In The Grooves Of A Stellar Disk

What has been suspected for a long time has finally been confirmed.

3 days ago

Read Full Article

Anadolu Ajansı

Right

‘Baby picture’ of solar system: Astronomers photograph planet in formation

'This is like getting a baby picture of our own solar system,' says Gabriel Weible, University of Arizona graduate student who contributed to research - Anadolu Ajansı

3 days ago·Ankara, Türkiye

Read Full Article

SciencePost

Unpublished Photos Show the First Baby Planet Developing in the Grooves of a Star Disc

For decades, astronomers have been scrutinizing space in search of tangible evidence of the birth of worlds. They observed disturbing clues in cosmic dust records, but the missing piece of the puzzle was obstinately escaping them. Today, this quest ends with a revolutionary observation that finally confirms their most daring theories. [...]

2 days ago

Read Full Article

Naftemporiki

The First Exoplanet Born and Growing Inside a Cosmic Ring Has Been Discovered

Astronomers have discovered a "hungry" newborn planet devouring material around an infant star located about 430 light-years from Earth. The planet has been named... The first exoplanet born and growing inside a cosmic ring has been discovered (video) - ΙΝΑΤΕΜΟΠΟΡΙΚΙ

3 days ago

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year