Astronomers see baby planet being born for first time

For the first ever time, Astronomers have been able to observe a baby planet being born.

Scientists at the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope spotted the baby planet on a gas and dust cloud near the star AB Aurigae, located 520 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Auriga.

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