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Two planets spotted forming around a young star ESO News

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Mar 24, 20261:22Science & Medicine

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...

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Two planets spotted forming around a young star ESO News is an episode from ESOcast HD. Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have observed two exoplanets forming around the young star WISPIT 2. Both planets are gas giants, mo...

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Published Mar 24, 2026, 1:22 long, audio available.

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