Protoplanetary Disks around Sun-Like Stars Appear to Live Longer in Early Universe

In 2003, Hubble provided evidence of a massive exoplanet around a very old star. Such stars possess only small amounts of heavier elements that are the building blocks of planets. The post Protoplanetary Disks around Sun-Like Stars Appear to Live Longer in Early Universe appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

Dec 16, 2024 - 14:00
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Protoplanetary Disks around Sun-Like Stars Appear to Live Longer in Early Universe
This Webb image shows NGC 346, a massive star cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud. Yellow circles overlaid on the image indicate the positions of the ten stars surveyed in the study. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / Olivia C. Jones, UK ATC / Guido De Marchi, ESTEC / Margaret Meixner, USRA.

In 2003, Hubble provided evidence of a massive exoplanet around a very old star. Such stars possess only small amounts of heavier elements that are the building blocks of planets.

The post Protoplanetary Disks around Sun-Like Stars Appear to Live Longer in Early Universe appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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