Scientists have found evidence that a new planet is forming in another solar system 335 light years away. According to the research team’s leader, Sascha Quanz, the nascent planet (called a protoplanet) would be a gas giant similar to Jupiter, and the finding would mark "the first time we are seeing a planet forming inside its natal environment." The news was reported by The Wall Street Journal , and the discovery was published in Astrophysical Journal Letters .
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/4/4061976/astronomers-think-they-found-a-baby-planet
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