Astronomy Picture of the Day · August 27, 2025

WISPIT 2b: Exoplanet Carves Gap in Birth Disk

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 27, 2025 is “WISPIT 2b: Exoplanet Carves Gap in Birth Disk,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit: ESO , VLT , SPHERE ; Processing & Copyright: ESO , Richelle van Capelleveen ( Leiden Obs. ) et al. ; Text: Ogetay Kayali ( MTU )). The original explanation runs about 156 words.

A dark field has a series of light-colored elliptical rings in the center. Between two of the rings is a yellow-colored spot. Please see the explanation for more detailed information. — Credit: Image Credit: ESO , VLT , SPHERE ; Processing & Copyright: ESO , Richelle van Capelleveen ( Leiden Obs. ) et al. ; Text: Ogetay Kayali ( MTU ) Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“That yellow spot — what is it? It’s a young planet outside our Solar System.”

— APOD editors, August 27, 2025

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: August 27, 2025
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Image Credit: ESO , VLT , SPHERE ; Processing & Copyright: ESO , Richelle van Capelleveen ( Leiden Obs. ) et al. ; Text: Ogetay Kayali ( MTU )
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 156 words