Discovery Alert: ‘Baby’ Planet Photographed in a Ring around a Star for the First Time! 

The (Proto) Planet:  WISPIT 2b  The Discovery:  Researchers have discovered a young protoplanet called WISPIT 2b embedded in a ring-shaped gap in a disk encircling a young star. While theorists have thought that planets likely exist in these gaps (and possibly even create them), this is the first time that it has actually been observed. […]
Posted on September 30, 2025
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