CursusAstronomers have discovered a giant protoplanet with moons in the process of forming.
Astronomers have discovered an object in the CT Cha system whose mass is 14 to 24 times greater than that of Jupiter, surrounded by a disk of gas and dust—a rare opportunity to observe the birth of moons around a young planet. The chemical composition of this disk is noticeably different from the material surrounding the star, raising new questions for scientists about how moons and planets form.
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