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New Planet Discovered by 25-Year-Old PhD Student

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A groundbreaking discovery by a young PhD student and her team: a new gas giant, WISPIT two c, ten times the mass of Jupiter, found orbiting a young star 430 light years away. This planet, twice as massive as its predecessor, orbits four times closer to its star, offering insights into planetary formation and our solar systems early years. The research, published in Astrophysical Journal Letters, marks a significant step forward in our understanding of distant worlds.

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