Astronomers confirm youngest planet ever detected—a Jupiter-sized world still forming
Astronomers have identified Elias 2-24 b, the youngest planet ever detected. The Jupiter-sized world is currently forming 450 light years away from Earth.
Elias 2-24 b is about 450 light years away and orbits its star at 55 times Earth’s distance from the sun.
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