Unveiling the secrets of planet formation in environments of high UV radiation

Unveiling the secrets of planet formation in environments of high UV radiation

The fundamental building blocks for planet formation can exist even in environments with extreme ultraviolet radiation, according to a new study by an international collaboration led by Penn State astronomers.

Planet Formation In High UV Radiation Environments - Astrobiology

The fundamental building blocks for planet formation can exist even in environments with extreme ultraviolet radiation, according to a new study by an international collaboration led by Penn State astronomers. The study leveraged the unparalleled capabilities of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and sophisticated thermochemical modeling to investigate a protoplanetary disk — the dust […] The post Planet Formation In High UV Radiation Envi…

New study finds planets can form even under harsh UV radiation

A team of astronomers led by Penn State has discovered that planet-forming materials can survive and persist even in some of the most extreme environments in our galaxy Using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the team studied a distant protoplanetary disk, a swirling cloud of gas and dust surrounding a young star, located in a high-radiation region known as the Lobster Nebula. Their findings, recently published in The Astrophys…

Discovery of Planet-Building Materials in Hostile Cosmic Environments

Can planets form and evolve within a protoplanetary disk—a region of gas and dust orbiting young stars—that is exposed to deadly ultraviolet ra