Galaxy's Youngest , Exoplanet Offers Insight, Into How Planets Form.<br />'The New York Times' reports that <br />astronomers have found over 5,000 <br />exoplanets over the past 30 years.<br />According to a study published in 'The Astrophysical <br />Journal Letters,' scientists have found compelling <br />evidence of a world just 1.5 million years old.<br />That would make it one of <br />the youngest planets ever found, <br />if not the youngest. .<br />The exoplanet is located<br />395 light-years from Earth <br />in the constellation Ophiuchus.<br />According to the team, the planet is so young that its building blocks of gas and dust are still coalescing. .<br />It is like looking at our own past, Myriam Benisty, co-author and an astronomer at the Institute of Planetology and Astrophysics of Grenoble, via 'The New York Times'.<br />The 'NYT' reports that further telescopic <br />observations will be needed in order <br />to confirm the exoplanet's existence.<br />The 'NYT' reports that further telescopic <br />observations will be needed in order <br />to confirm the exoplanet's existence.<br />If confirmed, the exoplanet could <br />be used to better understand<br />how worlds are formed.<br />The team of scientists used the Atacama <br />Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) <br />to gather data on the exoplanet. .<br />The 'NYT' reports that the James Webb Telescope will <br />next be used to determine the mass of the planetary <br />newborn and analyze its atmospheric chemistry.<br />The 'NYT' reports that the James Webb Telescope will <br />next be used to determine the mass of the planetary <br />newborn and analyze its atmospheric chemistry.<br />Jaehan Bae, an astronomer at the University of Florida <br />and an author of the study, said the observation <br />will inch us closer to answering the question: , "Where did we come from?"
