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Astronomers Catch a Solar System Being Born — for the First Time Ever

Scientists have witnessed the earliest stages of planet formation ever observed, watching hot minerals crystallize into solid particles around a baby star 1,300 light-years away. This discovery, published in Nature, marks the first time researchers have caught a planetary system at the very moment when planets begin to form—providing a cosmic time machine to study … Read more

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