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space14 days ago•6 min saved

WISPIT 2: A Young Solar System Taking Shape

Astronomers directly observed two planets forming around the very young star WISPIT 2, about 437 light-years away. A distant giant, WISPIT 2b, sits at 57 AU with ~5 Jupiter masses, while a closer planet, WISPIT 2c, lies at 14 AU with 8–12 Jupiter masses. The system’s disk shows multiple rings and gaps, hinting at a possible third planet and offering a rare glimpse into how our Solar System may have formed; future imaging with the Extremely Large Telescope could reveal more.

via Indian Defence Review|

#exoplanets #gravity #planet-formation

space17 days ago•73 min saved

Budding planets around a newborn star reveal early solar-system formation

Astronomers studying the young star WISPIT 2, located about 437 light-years away and ~5.4 million years old, have directly detected two forming planets—WISPIT 2b and WISPIT 2c—in the star’s surrounding protoplanetary disk, carving gaps as they grow. Hints of a third planet farther out have researchers hopeful, and the system offers a rare look at how solar systems like our own form; observations via the VLT (with SPHERE and GRAVITY+ upgrades) suggest future clues may be revealed by the ELT.

via Space|

#astronomy #exoplanets #planet-formation

astronomy2 months ago•8 min saved

Hubble Spots Giant, Turbulent Planet-Forming Disk 40 Times Wider Than Our Solar System

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured the largest known protoplanetary disk around the young star IRAS 23077+6707 (nicknamed Dracula’s Chivito), extending about 400 billion miles—roughly 40 times the Solar System’s diameter. Seen nearly edge-on in visible light, the disk is unusually turbulent and asymmetric, with filament-like features on one side and a sharp edge on the other, hinting at dynamic infall of material and environmental interactions. With an estimated mass 10–30 times Jupiter’s, the system may host a large planetary system and provides a valuable laboratory for understanding planet formation in extreme conditions.

via SciTechDaily|

#astronomy #hubble #planet-formation

space2 months ago•73 min saved

JWST traces crystal seeds from a newborn star to its outer disk

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope mapped where crystalline silicates form around the young star EC 53 in the Serpens Nebula and showed these minerals being carried outward by winds into the outer, planet-forming disk. EC 53 undergos ~18-month bursts lasting about 100 days, forging silicates in hot regions and launching them into cooler outer regions, effectively seeding the outer disk with components that icy comets may carry—providing a direct link between crystal formation and distribution in early planetary systems. The findings, published in Nature, help explain how comets at the solar system’s edge could form.

via Space|

#crystalline-silicates #ec-53 #james-webb-space-telescope

space2 months ago•7 min saved

Webb Discovers Crystalline Silicates Forged in Inner Disk of Young Star, Flung to Disk Edges

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope observed protostar EC 53 in the Serpens Nebula and confirmed that crystalline silicates form in the hot inner disk, with MIRI spectra identifying minerals like forsterite and enstatite. The star’s strong disk winds and periodic outbursts appear to launch these crystals outward toward the disk’s edges, offering a mechanism for crystalline silicates found in comets and potentially seeding planet formation during the system’s ongoing evolution.

via NASA Science (.gov)|

#crystalline-silicates #james-webb-space-telescope #planet-formation

space2 months ago•73 min saved

Hubble shows newborn stars and their dusty disks in NGC 1333

Hubble images the NGC 1333 star-forming region, revealing a protostar with a surrounding planet-forming disk and a reflection nebula; the region, about 950 light-years away in the Perseus cloud, highlights how stars form and how their disks illuminate their birth environment.

via Space|

#ngc-1333 #protoplanetary-disk #protostar

space2 months ago•74 min saved

Cosmic Hamburger Disk Reveals Birthplace of Distant Giant Planets

Astronomers using ALMA have imaged Gomez’s Hamburger (GoHam), one of the largest edge-on protoplanetary disks, finding a stratified arrangement of gas and dust and signs of ongoing planet formation, including a potential giant-planet core or clump dubbed GoHam b in the outer disk. The disk’s sheer size and uneven features—such as a bright, lopsided region and a northern wind—make it an ideal laboratory to study how giant planets can form far from their star and how such planets shape their surroundings.

via Space|

#alma #goham-b #gomezs-hamburger

science3 months ago•3 min saved

Hubble Unveils the Largest and Most Chaotic Planet Nurseries

Astronomers have captured the first visible-light image of 'Dracula’s Chivito,' the largest and most chaotic planet-forming disk ever observed, located about 1,000 light-years away. This massive, asymmetric disk exhibits unusual features like extended filaments on one side, challenging previous assumptions about the serenity of planet nurseries. It serves as a scaled-up model of early solar system conditions, offering new insights into the complex processes of planet formation.

via Gizmodo|

#draculas-chivito #hubble-space-telescope #planet-formation

science3 months ago•3 min saved

Hubble Unveils Chaos in the Largest Planet Birthplaces and 'Dracula's Sandwich'

NASA's Hubble telescope has captured detailed images of the largest and most chaotic protoplanetary disk, IRAS 23077+6707, revealing turbulent structures and asymmetries that challenge traditional views of planet formation, providing a unique laboratory to study these processes in real-time.

via ScienceAlert|

#chaotic-systems #hubble-telescope #iras-230776707

science3 months ago•3 min saved

Hubble Uncovers Massive Planet-Forming Region and Cosmic Mysteries

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have captured the largest and most chaotic protoplanetary disk, nicknamed 'Dracula’s Chivito,' providing new insights into planet formation processes in a massive, active environment about 1,000 light-years away.

via Space|

#astronomy #hubble-telescope #iras-230776707

science3 months ago•4 min saved

Hubble Unveils Massive, Chaotic Planet-Forming Disk and Space Anomalies

NASA's Hubble Telescope discovered a massive, chaotic protoplanetary disk called Dracula’s Chivito, 1,000 light-years away, which is about 40 times the size of our solar system and offers insights into early planet formation in turbulent environments.

via WION|

#chaotic-environment #draculas-chivito #hubble-telescope

science5 months ago•3 min saved

Ancient Heavy Water in Star Disks Suggests Earth's Water Is Older Than the Sun

Scientists have detected heavy water in a protoplanetary disk around the star V883 Orionis, providing the first direct evidence that water in planet-forming regions may be older than the star itself, suggesting Earth's water could be even older than the Sun.

via IFLScience|

#heavy-water #protoplanetary-disk #science

science6 months ago•2 min saved

First Real-Time Image of a Baby Exoplanet Forming

Astronomers captured the first direct image of a baby exoplanet, WISPIT 2b, forming within a gap in its star's dust disk, providing new insights into how gas giants develop, using telescopes in Chile and Arizona.

via Space|

#astronomy #exoplanet #planet-formation

science6 months ago•5 min saved

Scientists Capture Birth of a Giant Planet in Real Time

Scientists have captured the first-ever observation of a planet, WISPIT 2b, forming within a protoplanetary disk around a young star 400 light-years away, providing new insights into planetary development and challenging existing models.

via Energy Reporters|

#astronomy-breakthrough #gas-giant #planet-formation

science7 months ago•2 min saved

Webb Telescope Reveals the Butterfly Star and Its Planet-Forming Secrets

The James Webb Space Telescope captured a stunning image of the Butterfly Star in Taurus, revealing a massive, warped protoplanetary disk of gas and dust where planets are likely forming, providing insights into early planetary development and the processes that shaped our solar system.

via Live Science|

#butterfly-star #infrared-imaging #james-webb-space-telescope