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Newfound 'baby' planet smashes record for youngest known world
Astronomers have confirmed a world less than a million years old as the youngest known planet, using data from archives. Called Elias 2-24 b, the baby planet is still whirling in its natal disk of dust and gas.
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Astronomers have confirmed that Elias 2‑24 b, a planet still embedded in its natal dust and gas disk, is less than one million years old, making it the youngest known world. The discovery relied on archival data, establishing the planet’s extreme youth while it continues to whirl within its surrounding protoplanetary material.
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