Article 78EBE Baby planet observed orbiting young star 453 light years from Earth

Baby planet observed orbiting young star 453 light years from Earth

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Rob Beschizza
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Elias 2-24b is less than a million years old, writes Nasa's Ashley Balzer, making it the youngest planet yet observed by astronomers. Still "whirling in its natal disk of dust and gas," it orbits a similarly young orange dwarf 453 years from earth. - Read the rest

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