Two Planets Spotted Forming Around Young Star in Aquila | ESO
Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have observed two exoplanets forming around the young star WISPIT 2 in the constellation Aquila. Both planets are gas giants, more massive than Jupiter, and are carving out gaps in the disc of gas and dust around their host star. The WISPIT 2 system could therefore resemble a young Solar System. This video summarizes the discovery.
Distance from Earth: ~430 light years
Credits: ESO
Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis, Martin Wallner
Editing: Angelos Tsaousis
Written by: Emma Elkington
Footage and photos: ESO, Luis Calçada, Christoph Malin, Chloe Lawlor, ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Martin Kornmesser
Fact-checking: Paola Amico, Mariya Lyubenova
Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis, Martin Wallner
Editing: Angelos Tsaousis
Written by: Emma Elkington
Footage and photos: ESO, Luis Calçada, Christoph Malin, Chloe Lawlor, ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Martin Kornmesser
Fact-checking: Paola Amico, Mariya Lyubenova
Duration: 1 minute, 22 seconds
Release Date: March 24, 2026
Release Date: March 24, 2026
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