A planet in progress?

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An object appears to be forming from gas and dust around the star AB Aurigae. Credit: The Lyot Project
An object appears to be forming from gas and dust around the star AB Aurigae. Credit: The Lyot Project

Scientists are one step closer to understanding how new planets form, thanks to research funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and carried out by a team of astrophysicists at the American Museum of Natural History.


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