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flag Astronomers discover WISPIT 2b, a 5-million-year-old planet, offering insights into planetary formation.

flag Irish astronomers have contributed to the discovery of a young planet named WISPIT 2b, estimated to be five million years old and similar in size to Jupiter. flag The planet orbits a young star similar to our Sun, located 430 light years away in the Aquila constellation. flag This marks only the second time a confirmed planet has been found at such an early stage of formation, using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile. flag The discovery could advance our understanding of how planets form.

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