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Astronomers Witness Birth of a Solar System

Astronomers capture the birth of planets around a baby sun outside our solar system

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system. It’s an unprecedented snapshot of “time zero,” scientists reported Wednesday, when new worlds begin to gel.

Scientific American · 4h

Astronomers Witness an Alien Solar System’s Birth for the First Time

Weighing in at 0.6 solar mass, HOPS-315 should someday grow to become a star much like our own sun; this makes it a promising stand-in for studying the first stages of our solar system’s history. For now, however, it’s shrouded by a vast and obscuring envelope of inflowing material—baby food for a hungry stellar newborn.

Space on MSN · 5h

Astronomers witness the birth of a planetary system for the 1st time (video)

Astronomers have witnessed the birth of an entirely new star system for the first time. The budding planets are forming around the infant star HOPS-315.

Wild New Image Shows a Twin of Our Solar System Being Born

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.

Nature20h

Birth of a solar system caught ‘on camera’ for first time

The researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to probe the chemical make-up of material around the star, and found the ...

Science News5h

This star offers the earliest peek at the birth of a planetary system like ours

A young sunlike star called HOPS 315 seems to host a swirling disk of gas giving rise to minerals that kick-start the planet formation process.

Soy Carmín on MSN24d

Beyond Our Bubble: Voyager Spacecraft Unveils Interstellar's Surprising "Cosmic Barrier"

Far past the familiar boundaries of our solar system, NASA's intrepid Voyager spacecraft are sending back mind-boggling data, revealing a fascinating and intense frontier. While not a literal 'wall of ...

ABC News2mon

Could our solar system have 9 planets after all? Astronomers may have ...

Our solar system may have a ninth planet after all, following the declassification of Pluto nearly two decades ago, researchers say. ABC News. Live. Video. Shows. Shop. Log In. Stream on.

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