Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have observed two exoplanets forming around the young star WISPIT 2. Both planets are gas giants, more massive than Jupiter, and are carving out gaps in the disc of gas and dust around their host star. The WISPIT 2 system could therefore resemble a young Solar System. This video summarises the discovery.

For more details, check: eso.org/public/news/eso2604

More information and download options: eso.org/public/videos/eso2604a

Credits:
ESO
Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis, Martin Wallner.
Editing: Angelos Tsaousis.
Web and technical support: Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Emma Elkington.
Music: Stellardrone – Light Years.
Footage and photos: ESO, Luis Calçada, Christoph Malin (christophmalin.com/), Chloe Lawlor, ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Martin Kornmesser.
Fact-checking: Paola Amico, Mariya Lyubenova.