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Daniel Fischer<p>A high-resolution survey of <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/protoplanetary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protoplanetary</span></a> disks in Lupus and the nature of compact disks: <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.19504" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/abs/2503.19504</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> -&gt; Protoplanetary discs are much smaller than previously thought: <a href="https://www.astronomie.nl/nieuws/en/protoplanetary-discs-are-much-smaller-than-previously-thought-4477" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">astronomie.nl/nieuws/en/protop</span><span class="invisible">lanetary-discs-are-much-smaller-than-previously-thought-4477</span></a></p>
ExoplanetsNew data reveals most planet-forming disks are far smaller than expected A recent survey using th...<br><br><a href="https://curiosmos.com/new-data-reveals-most-planet-forming-disks-are-far-smaller-than-expected/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://curiosmos.com/new-data-reveals-most-planet-forming-disks-are-far-smaller-than-expected/</a><br><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" target="_blank">#Space</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Exoplanets" target="_blank">#Exoplanets</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Protoplanetary" target="_blank">#Protoplanetary</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disks" target="_blank">#disks</a><br><br><a href="https://awakari.com/pub-msg.html?id=ICivKlDZeKycBU440hJ548mKqga" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Event Attributes</a>
ExoplanetsSurvey of protoplanetary disks finds their size varies significantly Click for original image. A ...<br><br><a href="https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/survey-of-protoplanetary-disks-finds-their-size-varies-significantly/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/survey-of-protoplanetary-disks-finds-their-size-varies-significantly/</a><br><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Points" target="_blank">#Points</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/of" target="_blank">#of</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Information" target="_blank">#Information</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomy" target="_blank">#astronomy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/engineering" target="_blank">#engineering</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/exoplanets" target="_blank">#exoplanets</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/exploration" target="_blank">#exploration</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protoplanetary" target="_blank">#protoplanetary</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disks" target="_blank">#disks</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" target="_blank">#science</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spaceflight" target="_blank">#spaceflight</a><br><br><a href="https://awakari.com/pub-msg.html?id=5BQiFGvFUEjhksDDe1t51XT5nrU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Event Attributes</a>
Mikko Tuomi<p>For decades, scientists have debated how small <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/exoplanets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exoplanets</span></a> form.</p><p>New model suggests that <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/planets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planets</span></a> form in narrow rings at specific locations in the <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/protoplanetary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protoplanetary</span></a> disk, making <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a> formation more organized than previously believed.</p><p>Simulations also imply that up to about 1% of super-Earth and mini-Neptune systems could host Earth-like planets within the <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/habitable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>habitable</span></a> zone.</p><p>This implies an occurrence rate of approximately one Earth-like planet per 300 sun-like stars.</p><p><a href="https://astrobiology.com/2025/03/research-on-super-earths-and-mini-neptunes-suggests-more-earth-like-planets-may-exist.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">astrobiology.com/2025/03/resea</span><span class="invisible">rch-on-super-earths-and-mini-neptunes-suggests-more-earth-like-planets-may-exist.html</span></a></p>
ObservatoriesLatest Webb Image Is Straight Out of Star Trek An edge-on protoplanetary disk looks like two forc...<br><br><a href="https://gizmodo.com/latest-webb-image-is-straight-out-of-star-trek-2000558941" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://gizmodo.com/latest-webb-image-is-straight-out-of-star-trek-2000558941</a><br><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" target="_blank">#Space</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/&amp;" target="_blank">#&amp;</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spaceflight" target="_blank">#Spaceflight</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Infrared" target="_blank">#Infrared</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/telescopes" target="_blank">#telescopes</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jets" target="_blank">#jets</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protoplanetary" target="_blank">#protoplanetary</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disks" target="_blank">#disks</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/webb" target="_blank">#webb</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" target="_blank">#space</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/telescope" target="_blank">#telescope</a><br><br><a href="https://awakari.com/pub-msg.html?id=DC9WIHJPm7K70q1uueBa7gMRo92" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Event Attributes</a>
ObservatoriesLatest Webb Image Is Straight Out of Star Trek An edge-on protoplanetary disk looks like two forc...<br><br><a href="https://gizmodo.com/latest-webb-image-is-straight-out-of-star-trek-2000558941" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://gizmodo.com/latest-webb-image-is-straight-out-of-star-trek-2000558941</a><br><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" target="_blank">#Space</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/&amp;" target="_blank">#&amp;</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spaceflight" target="_blank">#Spaceflight</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Infrared" target="_blank">#Infrared</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/telescopes" target="_blank">#telescopes</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jets" target="_blank">#jets</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protoplanetary" target="_blank">#protoplanetary</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disks" target="_blank">#disks</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/webb" target="_blank">#webb</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" target="_blank">#space</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/telescope" target="_blank">#telescope</a><br><br><a href="https://awakari.com/pub-msg.html?id=J9Xm5xzvclzMoumSpFdyyTvVrPc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Event Attributes</a>
Daniel Fischer<p>A new NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month presents HH 30 in unprecedented resolution: <a href="https://esawebb.org/images/potm2501a/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">esawebb.org/images/potm2501a/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> - it is an edge-on <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/protoplanetary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protoplanetary</span></a> disc that is surrounded by jets and a disc wind, and is located in the dark cloud LDN 1551 in the Taurus Molecular Cloud.</p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Webb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Webb</span></a> Observes <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Protoplanetary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protoplanetary</span></a> Disks that Contradict Models of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Planet</span></a> Formation</p><p><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/170133/webb-observes-protoplanetary-disks-that-contradict-models-of-planet-formation/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">universetoday.com/170133/webb-</span><span class="invisible">observes-protoplanetary-disks-that-contradict-models-of-planet-formation/</span></a></p>
ExoplanetsPlanets Can Form Even in Harsh Stellar Environments, New ALMA Observations Suggest Using the Atac...<br><br><a href="https://www.sci.news/astronomy/planet-formation-harsh-stellar-environments-13437.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.sci.news/astronomy/planet-formation-harsh-stellar-environments-13437.html</a><br><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astronomy" target="_blank">#Astronomy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ALMA" target="_blank">#ALMA</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Exoplanet" target="_blank">#Exoplanet</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Massive" target="_blank">#Massive</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/star" target="_blank">#star</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Planet" target="_blank">#Planet</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Planet" target="_blank">#Planet</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/formation" target="_blank">#formation</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Protoplanet" target="_blank">#Protoplanet</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Protoplanetary" target="_blank">#Protoplanetary</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disk" target="_blank">#disk</a><br><br><a href="https://awakari.com/pub-msg.html?id=2p4mqUDjOSXijEUIPGDCKHbisqW" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Event Attributes</a>
Daniel Fischer<p>High-resolution <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ALMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ALMA</span></a> Observations of Richly Structured <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Protoplanetary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protoplanetary</span></a> Disks in σ Orionis: <a href="https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ad84df" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">iopscience.iop.org/article/10.</span><span class="invisible">3847/1538-4357/ad84df</span></a> -&gt; Research Collaboration Shows That <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Planets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Planets</span></a> Can Form Under Harsh Radiation: <a href="https://news.columbia.edu/news/columbia-professors-research-collaboration-shows-planets-can-form-under-harsh-radiation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.columbia.edu/news/columbi</span><span class="invisible">a-professors-research-collaboration-shows-planets-can-form-under-harsh-radiation</span></a> - a team of astronomers including professor Jane Huang have shown that extreme astrophysical environments can foster new planets.</p>
Daniel Fischer<p>Photoevaporation and Close Encounters - How the Environment around Cygnus OB2 Affects the Evolution of <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Protoplanetary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protoplanetary</span></a> Disks / Diffuse X-Ray Emission in the Cygnus OB2 Association: <a href="https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4365/acdd67" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">iopscience.iop.org/article/10.</span><span class="invisible">3847/1538-4365/acdd67</span></a> / <a href="https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4365/acdd65" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">iopscience.iop.org/article/10.</span><span class="invisible">3847/1538-4365/acdd65</span></a> -&gt; Planets Beware - NASA Unburies Danger Zones of Star Cluster: <a href="https://chandra.si.edu/photo/2024/cygob2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chandra.si.edu/photo/2024/cygo</span><span class="invisible">b2/</span></a></p>
ObservatoriesJames Webb Space Telescope Confirms Existence of “Hidden” Mechanism Behind the Forging of Sta...<br><br><a href="https://thedebrief.org/james-webb-space-telescope-confirms-existence-of-hidden-mechanism-behind-the-forging-of-stars-and-planets/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://thedebrief.org/james-webb-space-telescope-confirms-existence-of-hidden-mechanism-behind-the-forging-of-stars-and-planets/</a><br><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astronomy" target="_blank">#Astronomy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Breaking" target="_blank">#Breaking</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" target="_blank">#News</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/James" target="_blank">#James</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Webb" target="_blank">#Webb</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" target="_blank">#Space</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Telescope" target="_blank">#Telescope</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/planet" target="_blank">#planet</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/formation" target="_blank">#formation</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protoplanetary" target="_blank">#protoplanetary</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disks" target="_blank">#disks</a><br><br><a href="https://awakari.com/pub-msg.html?id=2nULBdlrX7OdXCtEkj1PLl7rSVL" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Event Attributes</a>
Matt Willemsen<p>Space Rock That Fell to Earth Reveals Ancient Traces of Early Solar System<br><a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/space-rock-that-fell-to-earth-reveals-ancient-traces-of-early-solar-system" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencealert.com/space-rock-th</span><span class="invisible">at-fell-to-earth-reveals-ancient-traces-of-early-solar-system</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@astronomy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>astronomy</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/planetology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planetology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meteorites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meteorites</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protoplanetary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protoplanetary</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WebbSpaceTelescope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WebbSpaceTelescope</span></a> Shows Ultraviolet “Winds” Eroding a Young <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Star" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Star</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Protoplanetary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protoplanetary</span></a> Disk in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OrionNebula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OrionNebula</span></a></p><p><a href="https://scitechdaily.com/webb-space-telescope-shows-ultraviolet-winds-eroding-a-young-stars-protoplanetary-disk-in-orion-nebula/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scitechdaily.com/webb-space-te</span><span class="invisible">lescope-shows-ultraviolet-winds-eroding-a-young-stars-protoplanetary-disk-in-orion-nebula/</span></a></p>
Daniel Fischer<p>Molecular Inventory in the Inner Region of an Extremely Irradiated <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Protoplanetary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protoplanetary</span></a> Disk: <a href="https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ad03f8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">iopscience.iop.org/article/10.</span><span class="invisible">3847/2041-8213/ad03f8</span></a> -&gt; Webb study reveals rocky planets can form in extreme environments: <a href="https://esawebb.org/news/weic2329/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">esawebb.org/news/weic2329/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> and <a href="https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2023/news-2023-152" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">webbtelescope.org/contents/new</span><span class="invisible">s-releases/2023/news-2023-152</span></a> and <a href="https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Webb/Webb_study_reveals_rocky_planets_can_form_in_extreme_environments" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">esa.int/Science_Exploration/Sp</span><span class="invisible">ace_Science/Webb/Webb_study_reveals_rocky_planets_can_form_in_extreme_environments</span></a> and <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/missions/webb/webb-study-reveals-rocky-planets-can-form-in-extreme-environments/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nasa.gov/missions/webb/webb-st</span><span class="invisible">udy-reveals-rocky-planets-can-form-in-extreme-environments/</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JWST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JWST</span></a> Reveals <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Protoplanetary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protoplanetary</span></a> Disks in a Nearby <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Star" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Star</span></a> Cluster</p><p><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/164470/jwst-reveals-protoplanetary-disks-in-a-nearby-star-cluster/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">universetoday.com/164470/jwst-</span><span class="invisible">reveals-protoplanetary-disks-in-a-nearby-star-cluster/</span></a></p>
Daniel Fischer<p>JWST Detects Neon Line Variability in a <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Protoplanetary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protoplanetary</span></a> Disk: <a href="https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ad023d" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">iopscience.iop.org/article/10.</span><span class="invisible">3847/2041-8213/ad023d</span></a> -&gt; <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Webb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Webb</span></a> Follows Neon Signs Toward New Thinking on <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Planet</span></a> Formation: <a href="https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2023/news-2023-142" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">webbtelescope.org/contents/new</span><span class="invisible">s-releases/2023/news-2023-142</span></a></p>
Mikko Tuomi<p>Astronomers have made a breakthrough in revealing how <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/planets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planets</span></a> are made.</p><p>By observing water vapor in <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/protoplanetary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protoplanetary</span></a> disks, <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/JWST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JWST</span></a> observations have confirmed a physical process involving the drifting of ice-coated solids from the outer regions of the disk into the rocky-planet zone.</p><p>Theories have long proposed that icy pebbles forming in the cold, outer disk regions should be the fundamental seeds of <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a> formation.</p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/exoplanets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exoplanets</span></a> <br><a href="https://astrobiology.com/2023/11/webb-findings-support-a-long-proposed-process-of-planet-formation.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">astrobiology.com/2023/11/webb-</span><span class="invisible">findings-support-a-long-proposed-process-of-planet-formation.html</span></a></p>
Mikko Tuomi<p>Solving the mystery of how <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/planets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planets</span></a> like Earth form is an important question for understanding the origin of life.</p><p>Planets are thought to form when interstellar dust and gas collect in a <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/protoplanetary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protoplanetary</span></a> disk surrounding a <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/protostar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protostar</span></a>, but it has been unclear how <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a> formation begins.</p><p>By observing protoplanetary disks without dark rings, astronomers can study systems where giant planets have not yet formed.</p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2023-10-astronomers-planet-formation.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2023-10-astronom</span><span class="invisible">ers-planet-formation.html</span></a></p><p>Paper by Ohashi et al. (2023):<br><a href="https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ace9b9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">iopscience.iop.org/article/10.</span><span class="invisible">3847/1538-4357/ace9b9</span></a></p>
Scientific Frontline<p>Solving the mystery of how <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/planets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planets</span></a> like Earth were formed is an important question for understanding the origin of life. Planets are thought to form when <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/interstellar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interstellar</span></a> dust and gas collect in a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protoplanetary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protoplanetary</span></a> disk surrounding a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protostar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protostar</span></a>, but it has been unclear where, when, or how planet formation begins.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sflorg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sflorg</span></a><br><a href="https://www.sflorg.com/2023/10/astr10062301.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sflorg.com/2023/10/astr1006230</span><span class="invisible">1.html</span></a></p>