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How Planets Form: Astronomers Weigh a Protoplanetary Disk with Unprecedented Accuracy

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ANN ARBOR — In a study that gives astronomers new insights into how planets form, research led by the University of Michigan has enabled a dramatically more precise measurement of the amount of dust and gas in the planet-forming disk around a young star.

The findings speak, in a way, to a fundamental question: “Why are we here?” (more…)

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How Planets Form: Astronomers Weigh a Protoplanetary Disk with Unprecedented Accuracy