Discover the youngest planet outside the solar system

Scientists at the Complutense University of Spain have announced the discovery of a new planet outside the solar system known as the "youngest" among celestial bodies of the same type that has been recorded by scientists.

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The planet carries the scientific symbol BD + 20 1790b, which is 35 million years old and revolves around the star BD + 20 1790, located in the constellation Géminis.

It has a structure similar to Jupiter in the solar system, which is a huge mass of gas, but has a higher temperature and a size six times larger.

The team said they accidentally discovered this new planet when surveying the magnetic activity of young stars, measuring the radioactivity of young stars BD + 20 1790.

In fact, up to 90% of the 430 extrasolar planets that scientists have listed so far have been explored according to the technique of measuring this radioactivity.

This is the first time scientists have known a planet outside the solar system during the 'childhood' period. This will be helpful in determining the process of forming these planets from the disk of material dust surrounding young stars.

Prior to this discovery, the youngest known planet was a star satellite HD70573, formed about 100 million years ago.