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For the first time, astronomers spot the beginning of a solar system
Astronomers first identified these minerals using the now-three-year-old James Webb Space Telescope. To see where exactly the ...
Cosmic baby steps: For the first time, astronomers witness the dawn of a new solar system
For the first time, international researchers have pinpointed the moment when planets began to form around a star beyond the ...
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Birth of a solar system caught ‘on camera’ for first time
The researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to probe the chemical make-up of material around the star, and found the ...
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Astronomers discover a cosmic 'fossil' at the edge of our solar system. Is this bad news for 'Planet 9'?
"It is possible that a planet once existed in the solar system but was later ejected, causing the unusual orbits we see today." ...
Scientists watch a solar system being born for the first ever time
Using a powerful telescope, researchers saw the first pieces of material that will go onto form planets. A solar system has ...
Researchers observe early state of planet formation beyond Earth's sun
A group of international researchers said on Wednesday they witnessed some of the earliest stages of a planet beyond the sun ...
Two meteorites found in the Sahara could be from the solar system’s least studied planet, scientists say
Two meteorites found in the Sahara in 2023 might be from Mercury, a study suggests, but doubts remain due to how little is ...
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This star offers the earliest peek at the birth of a planetary system like ours
A young sunlike star called HOPS 315 seems to host a swirling disk of gas giving rise to minerals that kick-start the planet formation process.