Astronomers Confirm Elias 2-24 b as Youngest Known Planet at Under 1 Million Years Old

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Astronomers have identified Elias 2-24 b as the youngest known planet ever confirmed, at less than one million years old. The discovery was made using data from NASA-funded archives. The infant planet is still embedded within the swirling disk of dust and gas from which it formed. Scientists say the find challenges existing planet-formation models, which already struggled to account for previously identified young worlds.

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