Scientists found a 3 million-year-old newborn planet, the youngest ever discovered, glowing in the Taurus cloud.

Scientists from the University of North Carolina discovered a newborn planet just three million years old, making it the youngest ever found. Located in the Taurus molecular cloud, an area rich with newborn stars, this planet is still glowing from its formation and is unusually visible due to a lack of surrounding debris. This discovery, detailed in "Nature" this month, offers rare insights into early planetary development.

November 25, 2024
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