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Astronomers Observe First T=0 Planet-Forming Moment Around HOPS-315
ORION CONSTELLATION, JUL 17 – Using the James Webb Space Telescope and ALMA, researchers detected hot minerals condensing in HOPS-315's protoplanetary disk, marking the first observed start of planet formation beyond our solar system.
- An international team of astronomers identified the earliest moment of planet formation around the baby star HOPS-315, publishing their results on July 16 in Nature.
- They accomplished this by examining infrared observations collected by the James Webb telescope alongside radio data obtained via the ALMA array, which uncovered the initial condensation of hot minerals within the star’s protoplanetary disc.
- Located about 1,300 light-years away, HOPS-315 shows strong similarities to the early Solar System and offers a unique way to study planetary formation processes previously unseen outside our Sun.
- Lead researcher Melissa McClure stated that their study marks the first occasion where the initial phase of planet formation has been observed around a star besides the Sun, while Edwin Bergin emphasized that this phenomenon has not previously been detected in any protoplanetary disk beyond our own solar system.
- This discovery offers new insights into the origins of planetary systems and demonstrates how combined JWST and ALMA observations can effectively explore the earliest planet-forming stages.
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Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming around a baby sun-like star. They reported Wednesday that it's an unprecedented snapshot of “time zero” when new worlds begin to gel. The Dutch-led team used NASA's Webb Space Telescope…
Astronomers were able to detect the first particles of the material forming the planets, which in case they sum up the hot minerals that begin to solidify, starting from the gas state.
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Astronomers have discovered the earliest beginnings of rocky planets forming in the gas around a Sun-like star, and a video released today shows the starting point, "time zero," when new worlds begin to form, the AP reports.
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