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Astronomers confirm youngest known planet, a baby Jupiter still forming

As of September 2026: Lead author of the study confirming Elias 2-24 b

Astronomers have confirmed a planet less than a million years old, the youngest ever found. Elias 2-24 b is a Jupiter-size world still gathering gas from the disk of dust around its host star, 450 light-years from Earth.

Updated Sep 17