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James Webb reveals why planet formation is a race against time

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September 29, 2026 • 51 views
Original source: Science Daily
James Webb reveals why planet formation is a race against time

JWST has revealed that young planetary systems lose their planet-building gas through a changing mix of powerful jets, molecular winds, and radiation-driven outflows. As the disks age and their gas disappears, giant planets face a shrinking window to build ma…

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