Tag Archive for 'WISPIT 2d'

These images, taken with ESO’s Very Large Telescope, show a planetary system being born around the young star WISPIT 2. Image credit: ESO / Lawlor et al.

Two Protoplanets Emerge from Dusty Disk around Nearby Young Star

Mar 24, 2026 by News Staff

Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) and VLT Interferometer (VLTI) in Chile, astronomers have directly observed two gas giants emerging from the planet-forming...