Artist's illustration of exoplanets PDS 70 b and c

 Artist's illustration of exoplanets PDS 70 b and c

This artist's illustration shows two gas giant exoplanets orbiting the young star PDS 70. These planets are still growing by accreting material from a surrounding disk. In the process, they have gravitationally carved out a large gap in the disk. The gap extends from distances equivalent to the orbits of Uranus and Neptune in our solar system.

Credits

J. Olmsted (STScI)