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James Webb Telescope Reveals Planet-forming Disks Can Last Longer Than Previously Thought
February 27, 2025
TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 27 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release:

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James Webb Telescope reveals planet-forming disks can last longer than previously thought

If there were such a thing as a photo album of the universe, it might include snapshots of pancake-like disks of gas and dust, swirling around newly formed stars across the Milky Way. Known as planet-forming disks, they are believed to be a short-lived feature around most, if . . .

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