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Scientists spot start of a new solar system for first time
It's the earliest stage of planet formation ever seen by scientists. The new planetary system is taking shape around HOPS-315, a baby star which is located 1,300 light years from Earth in the Orion Nebula. Experts say that the discovery could help better understand the beginnings of our own Solar System.
For the first time, astronomers spot the beginning of a solar system
Astronomers first identified these minerals using the now-three-year-old James Webb Space Telescope. To see where exactly the signals were coming from, they studied the system with the ALAMA telescope, which is operated by the European Space Agency with international partners in Chile’s Atacama Desert.
Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of planets forming around HOPS-315, a baby star located 1,300 light-years away.
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For the first time, astronomers have witnessed the very first solid particles forming around a baby sun-like star, HOPS-315, over 1,300 light-years away. Using Nasa’s James Webb Telescope and ALMA in ...
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Researchers were able to observe the creation of the first specks of planet-forming material around a baby star 1,300 light ...
Astronomers have captured a rare glimpse inside HOPS-315, a young star that appears to sit at the center of a nascent version of our own solar system.
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