Illustration of a star surrounded by a protoplanetary disc
NASA/JPL-Caltech
In an astronomical first, we could have immediately noticed a star forming concurrently a world that orbits it, proving a long-held idea about planet formation.
Planets are thought to kind in a disc of dust and gas, also known as a protoplanetary disc, surrounding a bunch star. Theoretical fashions counsel planets ought to start to take form whereas the host star continues to be rising – however till now, we have now solely seen lively proof of planet formation after the star itself had fashioned.
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