Image of PDS 70b and a possible Trojan body(ies)

Exoplanets

This Planet Might Have a Sibling Sharing Its Orbit

Astronomers have spotted the first solid evidence for a planetary Trojan body forming in another system outside our own.

the PDS 70 circumstellar disk

Exoplanets

Astronomers Detect Potential Moon-forming Disk around an Exoplanet

Astronomers have made the first clear detection of a dusty disk surrounding an exoplanet, which could eventually go on to form moons.

PDS 70 (art)

Exoplanets

Astronomers Directly Detect Newborn Planets

Infant planets are coming together in a system 370 light-years away, and they’re shedding light on the early lives of Saturn and Jupiter in our solar system.

Exoplanets

Planet Formation Caught in the Act

A team of scientists has captured evidence that PDS 70b, the first directly imaged instance of early planet formation, is actively accreting material, and they’ve measured the rate at which it’s growing.

PDS 70b

Exoplanets

First Confirmed Image of Newborn Planet

Astronomers using a new instrument on the Very Large Telescope in Chile have directly imaged a newborn planet.