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Artist’s concept depicting Elias 2-24 b, the youngest exoplanet detected to date, still growing within the disk of gas and dust surrounding its young host star. Material from the disk is actively accreting onto the Jupiter-mass planet, which sits within a prominent gap in the disk, supporting...
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The moon likely emerged around 4.5 billion years ago, taking shape from the debris left behind by a colossal collision between Earth and the Mars-size protoplanet Theia.(Image credit: Illustration by Tobias Roetsch/Future Publishing via Getty Images)WOW OH WOW SPACE PLACERS!!!!!!!
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September 11, 2026Six New PlanetsThere are six new planets this week, comprising two warm Jupiters and four cold, giant microlensing planets. These additions bring the archive's total confirmed planet count to 6,366.