SZ Chamaelontis (SZ Cha) Archives - Astrobiology

In this artist’s concept, the young star SZ Chamaeleontis (SZ Cha) is surrounded by a disk of dust and gas with the potential to form a planetary system. But the star emits radiation that is evaporating the disk, leaving the potential planets in a race against time to form before the disk is evaporated completely. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI)

Astrochemistry, Astrogeology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Press Release

Neon Readings By Webb Prompt New Thinking About Planet Formation

by Keith CowingNovember 15, 2023November 15, 2023

Observations by the MIRI instrument on NASA’s Webb telescope are providing new clues about the time window when planets can form around a young star.