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Protoplanetary Disks

Astronomers Observe First Solid Condensation of Rocky Planet Precursors Around Distant Star

Silicon monoxide has been seen crystallizing into refractory minerals at HOPS-315’s asteroid-belt zone, prompting follow-up observations of other young protoplanetary systems.

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JWST Captures Unprecedented Detail of Planets Forming Around Star PDS 70

Protoplanetary Disks

Astronomers Observe First Solid Condensation of Rocky Planet Precursors Around Distant Star

First Solids of Planet Formation Observed Around Young Star HOPS-315

Astronomers Capture Earliest Stage of Planet Formation Around HOPS-315

James Webb Space Telescope Captures First Exoplanet by Direct Imaging

Water Found to Have Existed 100–200 Million Years After the Big Bang

JWST Captures Unprecedented Detail of Planets Forming Around Star PDS 70