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The James Webb Space Telescope provides an unprecedented view into the PDS 70 system; new images provide direct evidence that the planets are still growing and competing with their host star for material, supporting the idea that planets form through a process of 'accretion'.

Hot Jupiter planet spotted with a tail like a colossal comet | Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet with a tail, like a gigantic comet. The planet, known as WASP-69b, is slowly evaporating in the radiation of its host star.

Astronomers have discovered three potential “super-Earth” exoplanets orbiting a relatively nearby orange dwarf star | The exoplanets are orbiting Star HD 48498, located approximately 55 light-years from Earth. These planets revolve around their host star in 7, 38, and 151 Earth days, respectively.

NASA discovers new exoplanet with a "lava hemisphere" in a distant star system | A tidally-locked planet that is a bit too close to its host star for harboring life