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University of Arizona: Astronomers Glimpse Giant Planet in Its Infancy
April 05, 2022
TUCSON, Arizona, April 5 (TNSJou) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release:

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In what is possibly the first direct evidence of a planet forming during an "intense and violent" breakup of a disk of swirling gas and dust, a nascent gas giant was spotted a long distance from its host star.

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A team of astronomers including researchers from the University of Arizona has discovered evidence of a giant planet i . . .

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