When young stars coalesce out of a cloud of molecular hydrogen, a disk of leftover material called a protoplanetary disk surrounds them. This disk is where planets form, and astronomers are getting better at peering into those veiled environments a
Get latest articles and stories on Science at LatestLY. Planets are usually not much older than the stars in any galaxy, but a recent study by KU Leuven astronomers has discovered that a completely different scenario is also possible. Science News | Astronomers Suggest That Dying Stars Can Give Birth to Planets.