James Webb Space Telescope captures the end of planet formation

This artist's illustration shows the surroundings of a young star, with gas and dust forming a swirling circumstellar disk.
Tuesday, March 5, 2024

How much time do planets have to form from a swirling disk of gas and dust around a star? A new University of Arizona-led study gives scientists a better idea of how our own solar system came to be.

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