Astronomers Discover Youngest Transiting Exoplanet

Astronomers have discovered a transiting exoplanet -- named IRAS 04125+2902b -- orbiting a 3-million-year-old, 0.7-solar-mass protostar in the Taurus Molecular Cloud. The post Astronomers Discover Youngest Transiting Exoplanet appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

Nov 20, 2024 - 16:30
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Astronomers Discover Youngest Transiting Exoplanet
An artistic interpretation of the IRAS 04125+2902 system. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / R. Hurt & K. Miller, Caltech & IPAC.

Astronomers have discovered a transiting exoplanet -- named IRAS 04125+2902b -- orbiting a 3-million-year-old, 0.7-solar-mass protostar in the Taurus Molecular Cloud.

The post Astronomers Discover Youngest Transiting Exoplanet appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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