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• Astronomers Identify Second Massive Gas Giant Forming Within the WISPIT 2 Planetary System Using ESO Telescopes

  Published: Mar 24, 2026

  Section: Innovations in Space

  Researchers at the University of Galway and Leiden Observatory have confirmed the presence of a second infant planet, WISPIT 2c, orbiting the young star WISPIT 2. The discovery, ma...