University of Arizona: Growing Baby Planet Photographed for First Time in a Ring of Darkness
August 27, 2025
August 27, 2025
TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release:
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A growing baby planet photographed for first time in a ring of darkness
By Daniel Stolte
A team of astronomers has detected for the first time a growing planet outside our solar system, embedded in a cleared gap of a multi-ringed disk of dust and gas.
The team, led by University of Arizona astronomer Laird Close and Richelle van . . .
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A growing baby planet photographed for first time in a ring of darkness
By Daniel Stolte
A team of astronomers has detected for the first time a growing planet outside our solar system, embedded in a cleared gap of a multi-ringed disk of dust and gas.
The team, led by University of Arizona astronomer Laird Close and Richelle van . . .