Massive stars prevent the formation of gas giants

#Massive #stars #prevent #formation #gas #giants Massive stars hinder the formation of Jupiter-like planets, so-called gas giants. About 1,350 light-years from Earth, astronomers saw that massive stars ‘blow away’ gas from the dense disk of dust and gas surrounding a young, low-mass star with their emitted ultraviolet light. Gas giants need that gas to form. […]
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