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Two planets spotted forming around a young star | ESO News

Posted on: 24 Mar 2026, 9:00 am


Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have observed two exoplanets forming around the young star WISPIT 2. Both planets are gas giants, more massive than Jupiter, and are carving out gaps in the disc of gas and dust around their host star. The WISPIT 2 system could therefore resemble a young Solar System. This video summarises the discovery.

NASA Image Of The Day

NASA Image of the Day

The latest NASA "Image of the Day" image.

Going Low and Slow in Testing
28 May 2026

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flies above NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, during testing focused on lower-speed and altitude flight conditions in support of NASA’s Quesst mission. NASA continues to include two-flight days in its envelope expansion as teams work to better understand how the aircraft responds throughout its operating range.

Going Low and Slow in Testing

Students Build Moon Robots for NASA’s 2026 Lunabotics Challenge
27 May 2026

Katherine Rauscher, of Michigan Technological University, prepares her team’s prototype lunar robot for its turn during the finals for NASA’s 2026 Lunabotics Challenge competition on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, inside the Astronauts Memorial Foundation’s Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. Forty-seven teams from around the U.S. designed and built remote-controlled robots capable of traversing challenging lunar terrain while constructing regolith-based berm under conditions similar to those the agency will face as it returns to the lunar surface through Artemis.

Students Build Moon Robots for NASA’s 2026 Lunabotics Challenge

APOD for Today

Astronomy Picture of the Day

APOD

A gorgeous spiral galaxy,

APOD

What do you see in this crystal ball?

Astronomy News

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Favicon Watch an Atlas V rocket launch 29 Amazon Leo internet satellites to orbit tonight

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is poised to launch 29 Amazon Leo internet satellites to orbit on Friday night (May 28).

Favicon Incredible videos show Blue Origin rocket explosion could be seen from hundreds of miles away

Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket exploded during testing Thursday night, May 28, blasting flames and debris high into the sky in a display visible across wide swaths of Florida.

Faces of the Moon A new book by ASNH member Bob Crelin Click the book below for information on the book

There Once Was A Sky Full Of Stars A new book by ASNH member Bob Crelin Click the book below for information on the book

The 100 Best Targets for Astrophotography A new book by ASNH member Ruben Kier Click the book below for a review from Springer.com