The fundamental building blocks for planet formation can exist even in environments with extreme ultraviolet radiation, according to a new study by an international collaboration led by Penn State astronomers.
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A Cradle Of Possible Earth-like Planets Found In A Harsh Environment
Planets like our Earth could form even in the harshest known star-forming environments, drenched by hard UV light from massive stars.
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Webb Study Reveals That Rocky Planets Can Form In Extreme Environments
An international team of astronomers have used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to provide the first observation of water and other molecules in the inner, rocky-planet-forming regions of a […]