Disks encircling hypergiant stars may spawn planets in inhospitable environment

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This illustration compares the size of a gargantuan star and its surrounding dusty disk (top) to that of our solar system.
This illustration compares the size of a gargantuan star and its surrounding dusty disk (top) to that of our solar system.

The discovery of dusty disks--the building blocks of planets--around two of the most massive stars known suggests that planets might form and survive in surprisingly hostile environments.


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