The protoplanet was found surrounding HD 169,142, a star located 374 light years from our solar system.
Astronomers have caught a rare glimpse of a planet’s formation. This is only the third time scientists have discovered a protoplanet — an early stage in forming a planet, where cosmic material clumps in a disk surrounding newborn stars.
The observation of new protoplanet.
NASA/JPL-Caltech.
The protoplanet surrounded HD 169,142, a star located 374 light years from our solar system. PDS 70 b and c are the other two recorded protoplanets, which orbit the star PDS 70.
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