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Astronomers witness baby planet being born for first time

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Astronomers have - for the very first time - directly witnessed a baby planet being born. Using observations from the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope, the researchers found telltale signs of new planetary life within a dense disc of dust and gas around the young star AB Aurigae. Download the Ground News app for an innovative way to read news about Science, Politics, and thousands of other topics.

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BBC News

Super telescope image records unprecedented signs of planet birth

Scientists were watching a young star named AB Aurigae, which is 520 light years from Earth, when they noticed a dense disk of dust and gas swirling around it.

4 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Astronomers spot likely first evidence of a new planet being born

Researchers observe swirling disc around AB Aurigae star, suggesting new world forming

4 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Scientists claim to have seen the first direct evidence of a baby planet being born

New images show trademark 'twist' that suggests another world is emerging

4 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

For first time, scientists spot an alien planet as it is being formed

Astronomers have gazed into what appears to be a planetary maternity ward, observing for the first time within a huge disk of dense gas and dust surrounding a newly formed star a planet in the process of being born.

4 years ago·United Kingdom

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CNN

Astronomers spot evidence of a baby planet in a young star system

Astronomers believe they have observed the first direct evidence of planet birth in a young star system 520 light-years away.

4 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

For first time, scientists spot an alien planet as it is being formed

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have gazed into what appears to be a planetary maternity ward, observing for the first time within a huge disk of dense gas and dust surrounding a newly formed star a planet in the process of being born.

4 years ago·Malaysia

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