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Hubble image of the Orion Nebula, and a zoom in on the protoplanetary disc d203-506 taken with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). © NASA/STScI/Rice Univ./C.O'Dell et al / O. Berné, I. Schrotter, PDRs4All

Astrochemistry, Astrogeology, Astronomy & Telescopes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Press Release

Radiation From Massive Stars Shapes Planetary Systems

by Keith CowingFebruary 29, 2024February 29, 2024

How do planetary systems such as the Solar System form? To find out, CNRS scientists taking part in an international research team studied a stellar nursery, the Orion Nebula, using […]

The inner region of the Orion Nebula as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam instrument. The image was obtained with the James Webb Space Telescope NIRCam instrument on Sept. 11, 2022. Several images in different filters were combined to create this composite image: F140M and F210M (blue); F277W, F300M, F323N, F335M, and F332W (green); F405N (orange); and F444W, F480M, and F470N (red). (NASA, ESA, CSA, PDRs4All ERS Team; Salomé Fuenmayor image)

Astrochemistry, Astronomy & Telescopes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography

Destruction Of An Oceans’ Worth Of Water Per Month In The Orion Nebula

by Keith CowingFebruary 29, 2024February 29, 2024

An international team, including Western astrophysicists Els Peeters and Jan Cami, has found the destruction and re-formation of a large quantity of water in a planet-forming disk located at the […]