Lunation 1270 It's just a baby (exoplanet)! Space & Astronomy News Dark gaps in disks around young stars are thought to be formed by protoplanets, which clear out the gas and dust to create the gap. But the protoplanets themselves have never been observed—until now!A growing baby planet photographed for first time in a ring of darkness JWST gets a lot of recognition for what it observes in the distant reaches of the universe, but the space telescope is also a powerful tool for uncovering more...

Lunation 1269 Another exoplanet next door Space & Astronomy News The Alpha Centauri system has known exoplanets around Alpha Cen C (Proxima Centauri), but Alpha Cen A might also be a planet-hosting star! The potential planet is a gas giant in the habitable zone, and orbiting a distance of 2 AU it will be, if confirmed, the closest-in orbit of any directly imaged exoplanet.NASA’s Webb Finds New Evidence for Planet Around Closest Solar Twin A new sednoid was discovered in the outer solar...

Lunation 1267 Gravity is Wrong Space & Astronomy News A possible new dwarf planet to add to the solar system family! This one is really far out there and possibly inconsistent with the Planet Nine hypothesis, and it joins at least four other dwarf planet candidates (Gonggong, Quaoar, Sedna, and Orcus) in addition to the five recognized dwarf planets (Eris, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Ceres)An Extreme Cousin for Pluto? Possible Dwarf Planet Discovered at Solar System’s Edge JWST has broken...