ESOcast 169 Light - First Confirmed Image of Newborn Planet - HD

Michael500ca
  • 6 years ago
Astronomers using the SPHERE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope captured the first clear image of a planet caught in the act of forming in the dusty disc surrounding a young star. The young planet is carving a path through the primordial disc of gas and dust around the very young star PDS 70. The data suggest that the planet’s atmosphere is cloudy.

Credit/Courtesy: ESO

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