Two Protoplanets Emerge from Dusty Disk around Nearby Young Star

Mar 24, 2026 - 14:30
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Two Protoplanets Emerge from Dusty Disk around Nearby Young Star
These images, taken with ESO’s Very Large Telescope, show a planetary system being born around the young star WISPIT 2. Image credit: ESO / Lawlor et al.

Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) and VLT Interferometer (VLTI) in Chile, astronomers have directly observed two gas giants emerging from the planet-forming disk around a star known as WISPIT 2, offering one of the clearest views yet of how a planetary system may form.

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