Newfound ‘Baby’ Planet Smashes Record for Youngest Known World
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Astronomers have confirmed Elias 2-24 b, a Jupiter-size world less than a million years old, as the youngest known planet, still forming within its natal disk of dust and gas. The finding, drawn from NASA-funded archives, challenges existing theories about how giant planets form far from their stars.
Astronomers have confirmed a world that’s less than a million years old as the youngest known planet, using data from NASA-funded archives. Called Elias 2-24 b, the baby planet is still whirling in its natal disk of dust and gas. “Our planet-formation models already struggled to explain the previous record holders for the youngest known […]
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