The study of protoplanetary disks has become increasingly important with the Kepler satellite finding that exoplanets are ubiquitous around stars in our galaxy and the discovery of enormous diversity in planetary system architectures and planet properties. High-resolution near-IR and ALMA images show strong evidence for ongoing planet formation in young disks. The JWST MIRI mid-INfrared …
New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope are exposing the pathways that water takes to reach terrestrial planets Original article at: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/jwst-is-tracking-down-the-cosmic-origins-of-earths-water/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social Astronomers have long wondered how Earth became water-rich—bountiful with abyssal oceans, frigid glaciers and rain that pours from the sky into lakes, rivers and wetlands. Water, which is composed of the first …
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Original Interview at: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02922-w How worlds are born: JWST reveals exotic chemistry of planetary nurseries The telescope is delivering a cascade of insights about the ‘protoplanetary’ disks where planets take shape. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is aweing scientists and the public alike with its spectacular images of distant galaxies and its discoveries of …
Original press release at: https://www.mpg.de/20541783/water-rocky-planets?c=2249 JWST observations find water for the first time in the inner disk around a young star with giant planets. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, the MPIA-ledMINDS research collaboration discovered water in the inner region of a disk of gas and dust around the young star PDS70. Astronomers expect terrestrial …
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