"New Study Reveals Surprising Planetary Formation Potential in Nearby Galaxy"
TL;DR
An international team of space scientists has used data from the James Webb Space Telescope to study a part of the Small Magellanic Cloud and found evidence suggesting that planets could have formed during the "cosmic noon." The team focused on a part of the SMC called NGC 346, which is made up of hundreds of young, low-mass stars, and found evidence of rock-forming elements in the SMC, despite the lack of metals, suggesting that many planets may have been forming around them at that time.
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- Study of Small Magellanic Cloud suggests planets could have formed during 'cosmic noon' Phys.org
- Rocky planets might have been able to form in the early universe Science News Magazine
- JWST spots planetary building blocks in a surprising galaxy Nature.com
- A Tiny Nearby Galaxy Has More Planet-Building Potential Than We Thought Inverse
- JWST Spies Planetary Ingredients In Galaxy Next Door IFLScience
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