Wispit 2b
How did scientists discover Wispit 2b?
Through an infrared telescope
Is it usual for a protoplanet/planet to orbit a sun-like star?
No, that is not at all common.
What is a molecular cloud?
Molecular clouds are cold, huge areas in space that have both dust and gas
What famous organization snapped a photo of the baby protoplanet?
NASA
What is the Galactic Center?
The Galactic center is the center of the Milky Way.
What can cause a new star to be born in the molecular cloud?
A supernova nearby
Describe how large Wispit 2b is
about 5 times bigger than Jupiter
What does Wispit 2b orbit around?
A sun-like star
what is at the center of our galaxy?
A huge black hole
What year was Wispit 2b discovered?
This year/2025
Describe how big some of the stars at the galactic center are...
Some stars are more than 8 times the mass of our Sun at the galactic center!
What is forming at the center of the galaxy at a very slow pace?
Massive stars are forming
What kind of protoplanet is Wispit 2b?
A gas giant
What is the name of the star that Wispit 2b orbits around?
Wispit 2
how does a new star form?
A star can form when a molecular cloud collapses on itself. So how a star gets born is sometimes if there is a supernova nearby the molecular cloud. That can push the cloud together so much that it could make a core. The core pulls in gas and it becomes a young star.