Direct Image of Newborn Planet

Astronomers used aperture masking interferometry at Keck to directly image the youngest known planet.  We can see that LkCa-15-b is a hot protoplanet with cool dust and gas still falling in.  This protoplanet is 5 times younger than the previous youngest planet.

http://keckobservatory.org/images/gallery/press_images/LkCa-15-b-Protoplanet.jpg

Here is an article on Wired Science:

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/10/newborn-planet/

the Keck press release:

http://www.keckobservatory.org/news/first_close-up_view_of_a_planet_being_formed/

and the paper on the arXiv:

http://arxiv.org/abs/1110.3808