New Planet Revealed Around Young Star After Decade in Hiding

New Planet Revealed Around Young Star After Decade in Hiding

Astronomers have discovered a new planet orbiting a young star after a decade of searching. The planet, slightly bigger than Jupiter, takes 91 years to orbit its star. The discovery was made using data from the European Southern Observatory. The new planet is a cold gas giant and is one of the most distant planets discovered so far. The discovery was made by two independent groups working with data from the ESO.