US EditionAstronomers Make Unexpected Discovery of Planet in Formation Around a Young Star
WISPIT 2b is a gas giant about five million years old, detected during formation near a young star, marking only the second such early-stage planetary discovery.
- An international team co-led by University of Galway researchers discovered a newborn planet named WISPIT 2b orbiting a young sun-like star during a five-year project.
- The discovery was surprising and occurred during a study aimed at understanding whether massive planets with distant orbits tend to be found more frequently near youthful stars or those that are more mature.
- The team captured a clear image of WISPIT 2b embedded in a multi-ringed dust disk using ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile’s Atacama Desert.
- WISPIT 2b, located approximately 430 light years from Earth, is a newly discovered young planet around five million years old. It is probably a gas giant comparable in size to Jupiter and is currently in the process of forming its atmosphere through active gas accretion.
- Researchers expect this system to become a benchmark for understanding planet formation and that many colleagues will closely study it in coming years.
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