Scientists find youngest exoplanet on record - a 'newborn' named Elias

Exoplanets Scientists find youngest exoplanet on record - a 'newborn' named Elias News By Chelsea Gohd Published 17 September 2026 That's one big baby.

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Click for next article Artist's concept depicting Elias 2-24 b, the youngest exoplanet detected to date, still growing within the disk of gas and dust surrounding its young host star. (Image credit: W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Astronomers have discovered the youngest exoplanet on record, and they spotted the "newborn" world hiding in old data archives.