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Distant Stars Show Presence of Dust Grains |
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How Earth-like planets form around other planets is not quite known yet, albeit astronomers discover with each passing day that planets are forming in other distant star systems. According to a study presented last week, such a planet forming solar system seems to be forming around a series of stars located about 2,400 light years away from Earth, in the Cone Nebula. The stellar accumulation is dubbed KH-15D and lies in the Monoceros constellation.
It seems that the disk of matter, orbiting ...
Posted originally: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:39:00 GMT
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