Tag: #planetformation

James Webb Telescope Watches Baby Star Forge Crystals and Blow Them Toward Comet Zones

Webb tracked a young star’s outbursts as they turned dust into crystalline minerals and lofted them outward—explaining crystals found in icy comets.

#jwst, #astronomy, #protostars, #comets, #planetformation

‘Cotton-candy’ planets around young star offer rare glimpse of how worlds shrink with age

Four ultra-puffy planets orbiting 20-million-year-old V1298 Tau reveal how newborn worlds lose atmospheres and contract into common super-Earths.

#exoplanets, #astronomy, #nasa, #planetformation, #jwst