Carbon in the Atmosphere of a Super-Jupiter Rewrites the Planet Formation Story
JWST directly imaged CO₂ in a super-Jupiter 133 light-years away. Its carbon ratio reveals how it formed — and blurs the line between planet and...
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A Planet Is Being Born Right Now — And We're Watching It Happen
JWST captures a protoplanet forming in real time inside a young star's disc. We are watching planetary birth as it happens.
For the First Time, We Can See Planets Being Born Edge-On
JWST captured the first edge-on view of protoplanetary discs — planet-forming rings of gas and dust seen from the side for the first time.