Hawaiian scientists discover one of the youngest planets ever seen - Barrie 360

The Keck Observatory on Maunakea was used to track the star that 2M0437b orbits to confirm that it was actually a planet of that star and not an object that was farther away.

2M0437b and its parent star reside in the Taurus Cloud, a well-known “nursery” for planets, but since the planet has a much wider orbit than many others in its solar system — it’s almost 100 times farther away from its sun than Earth is from its sun — it was harder to observe without new adaptive optic technology.

The planet’s discovery is especially exciting for astronomers because it is easy to see and it is so young, meaning scientists will be able to observe it for many years and learn more about how planets, including Earth, age