Skip to main content

News View- Feature View

Two baby planets, each surrounded by a disk of gas and dusk, are pictured in this artist's illustration. Both orbit a common host star, glowing as a small ball of light in the distance.
Today

Mysterious red dot first spotted by U of A astronomers reveals itself as a baby planet orbiting a young star

The discovery offers astronomers a rare window into conditions resembling those of our own solar system's earliest days.

Read more at University of Arizona News