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Scientists spot birth of giant planet
Astronomers using a powerful telescope in southern Chile said Thursday they have captured the first direct image of a protoplanet forming around another star, still embedded in thick gas and dust. An international team of researchers said the disc of gas and dust surrounding the young star HD 100546, located…
Astronomers discover origins of gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn
Astronomers using the most advanced land telescope in the world said on Wednesday they had unlocked knowledge about how formidable “gas giant” planets such Jupiter and Saturn come into being. These vast but uninhabitable worlds are created by gobbling up gas and dust that envelope young stars in a murky…
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