The building blocks of life can form rapidly around young stars
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10 James Webb’s space photographs reveal cosmic nurseries where stars come to life
A very young star forming within the dark cloud L1527 (top left), the “Cosmic Cliffs” (top right), the Tarantula Nebula (bottom left), and the Chameleon …
A starburst may be troubling the child planets
A very large eruption from a young sun-like star suggests that young planets must exist in a fairly violent environment. A team of scientists from …
James Webb Space Telescope snaps cosmic burger to create 1st ice map of planet-forming disk
Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to paint a picture of the burger-shaped material around a young star. The delicious investigation by the …
Scientists have just discovered a planet-forming disk outside our Milky Way for the 1st time — yes, they’re excited
Astronomers have discovered the first example of a swirling disk of material fueling a young star located in a galaxy outside the Milky Way. The …