James Webb Space Telescope joins hunt for newborn exoplanets
Astronomers use the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to look for planets in the process of forming around baby stars. The powerful space telescope delivered the goods quickly, albeit unexpectedly. These baby planets are forming into swirling clumps of gas and dust called protoplanetary disks, accumulating more mass as they do so. Humanity has imaged… Read More »