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The discovery of 1I/Oumuamua, 2I/Borisov and 3I/ATLAS showed that significant numbers of interstellar objects populate interstellar space. Their omnipresence means that such objects also reside in protoplanetary disks, which are the reservoir for forming planets. There, interstellar objects could kick start the formation of giant exoplanets by overcoming the 1-m (3.3-foot) barrier present in the standard model of planet formation. …

A swirl of gas and dust orbits a young star named HD 135344B, 440 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. Inside that haze, astronomers have spotted telltale spirals that most theories link to the tug of a growing world. Now, fresh images from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) point to a compact object exactly where one of …

Rare White Puppy Adorably Looks Like He Came From Another Planet  PetHelpful Source link

IN A NUTSHELL 🌌 Cha 1107-7626, a rogue planet, is consuming material at a rate of six billion tonnes per second. 🪐 The planet’s growth challenges existing theories, blurring the lines between stars and planets. 🔭 Advanced telescopes like the Very Large Telescope helped uncover these astonishing findings. 🔍 Future telescopes, such as the Extremely Large Telescope, promise deeper insights …

When we look at maps of the world, landmasses seem to be well distributed. Sure, there is more water than landmasses, but they are all spread out. Well, not really. If you grab a globe and turn it towards the Pacific Ocean, you can angle it in a way that the only thing you can see is water. On the …

A gorgeous white-as-light Border Collie with eyes that look strange and beautiful is taking the internet by storm. This is the kind of pup David Bowie would write a song about. Like they’re seeing a world the rest of us can’t. He looks like the “Starman waiting in the sky…” VladimirTheCollie posted him “just chillin,” and this puppy is definitely …

A team of astronomers has captured a young world, WISPIT 2b, sitting inside a dark ring around its star. The object is a protoplanet, a planet still forming inside a broad disk of gas and dust. Instead of hiding in the central hole of the disk, WISPIT 2b shows up in a distinct ring gap, a quieter lane between two …

Astronomers spot young rogue planet gobbling up its surroundings  Reuters Astronomers spot fastest-growing planet ever detected  Euronews.com Rogue World Found Gobbling Material at Unprecedented Rate  sky and telescope.org Rogue planet caught behaving like a star in unprecedented observation  CNN Rogue Planet Feasting Faster Than Any World Ever Seen  SciTechDaily Source link

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The Very Hungry Microbes That Could, Just Maybe, Cool the Planet  The New York Times Source link