Irish astronomers aided ‘remarkable discovery’ of new planet

This image shows a dusty disk around a young star, including a small dot of light which is an image of a new-born planet (C Ginski/R van Capelleveen et al) -

The unexpected detection of a new planet has been hailed as a “remarkable discovery” by Irish astronomers who were involved in its identification.

The newly spotted planet, named WISPIT 2b, is estimated to be about five million years old and most likely a gas giant of similar size to Jupiter.