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Protoplanetary Disks

Planet Formation Water Ice Discovery Transiting Planets Hydrocarbon Molecules Carbon Dioxide Enrichment HOPS-315 Star System Heavy Water Detection

JWST Finds Magnetic Jets Yield to Photoevaporative Winds, Closing the Window for Gas-Planet Formation

To narrow when planets can grab gas, researchers will next map how much mass each wind removes and where in disks those processes act.

Second Infant Planet Confirmed Forming Around Nearby Star WISPIT 2

First Detection of Heavy Water in a Planet-Forming Disk Points to Prestellar Origins

Webb Releases Multiwavelength View of the 'Butterfly Star,' Revealing Dust Settling in a Planet-Building Disk

James Webb Detects Crystalline Water Ice Around Young Sun-Like Star HD181327

Astronomers Discover Youngest Transiting Exoplanet Ever Observed

James Webb Telescope Uncovers Carbon-Rich Protoplanetary Disks Around Tiny Stars