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Growing Baby Planet Captured for First Time in Dark Circle

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The massive protoplanet is around 5 million years old and about 437 light-years from Earth.

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Growing baby planet captured for first time in dark circle

The massive protoplanet is around 5 million years old and about 437 light-years from Earth.

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For the first time, a team of astronomers has managed to capture directly a planet in formation within a dust ring around a young star. The protagonist of this discovery is WISPIT 2b, a protoplanet detected in full growth, shining thanks to the energy released by hydrogen gas that falls on its surface. This type of observation has always been a challenge: the formation of planets occurs in areas covered by dense disks of gas and dust, and the ob…

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