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A planet is born

A Hawaii astronomer has captured an image of the youngest planet ever discovered

By Jim Borg

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 20, 2011

~~<p>The first snapshot of a planet in formation around another star has validated new technology used by University of Hawaii astronomers on Mauna Kea.</p>
<p>At about 2 million years old, the so-called &quot;protoplanet&quot; is also by far the youngest ever discovered, UH officials said in an announcement Wednesday.</p>
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The first snapshot of a planet in formation around another star has validated new technology used by University of Hawaii astronomers on Mauna Kea.

At about 2 million years old, the so-called "protoplanet" is also by far the youngest ever discovered, UH officials said in an announcement Wednesday. Login for more...



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