Formation of Planets in a Protoplanetary Disk
13 Jun 2012, 19:57 UTC
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The artist conception shows a newly formed star surrounded by a swirling protoplanetary disk of dust and gas. Debris coalesces to create rocky 'planetesimals' that collide and grow to eventually form planets.
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