Webb Shows Another Jupiter Forming in Real Time

Webb Shows Another Jupiter Forming in Real Time
By Matthew Williams (https://ift.tt/Y7XqMw4)

Astronomers have used JWST to study a fascinating planetary system that's only 16.7 million years old, with two bizarre giant exoplanets. Designated YSES-1, its closer planet, YSES-1b seems to be surrounded by a disk of material that could be the birthplace of moons, similar to what might have happened at Jupiter billions of years ago. The other, YSES-1c, has a layer of silicate particles in its upper atmosphere—clouds of sand.

June 13, 2025 at 02:38AM
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