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In a First, Scientists Find a Moon Forming Around a Planet Outside Our Solar System

The observations will shed new light on how moons and planets form in young stellar systems, scientists say.

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Saumya Kalia
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Jul 23, 2021
moon-forming disc outside solar system
Image credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Benisty et al.
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AuthorSaumya Kalia

Saumya Kalia is an Associate Editor at The Swaddle. Her journalism and writing explore issues of social justice, digital sub-cultures, media ecosystem, literature, and memory as they cut across socio-cultural periods. You can reach her at @Saumya_Kalia.

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