Astronomers capture image of a planet actively forming in a protoplanetary disc | Technology News
Astronomers have captured an extraordinary image of a young planet forming around a star about 430 light-years from Earth. The planet, named WISPIT 2b, is a gas giant roughly the size of Jupiter and just 5 million years old—a cosmic newborn compared to our 4.6-billion-year-old solar system. The planet is actively accreting material while carving … Read more