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We Just Saw a Solar System Being Born!

Astronomers literally caught a baby solar system in the act of forming planets—like, the exact moment rocks started clumping together around a newborn star called HOPS-315, 1,300 light-years away. Using the James Webb Space Telescope and ALMA, they spotted the same minerals that seeded Earth, all swirling in a disc just like our own asteroid belt. It’s the first time anyone’s seen this step outside our Solar System. Basically, we’re watching planets being born in real time! #Science #SpaceDiscovery #PlanetFormation