Scientists Find Youngest Planet Ever Observed

from National Public Radio

Astronomers have come across the youngest planet ever observed, at just 2 million years old. It's called LkCa 15 b, and it's still in the early stages of forming. Melissa Block talks to Adam Kraus of the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy about the discovery.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, October 21, 2011