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Space Telescope Science Inst. (spacetelescope@astrodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 21-Dec-2024 01:45:28 JST Space Telescope Science Inst.

Ever wonder what the secret ingredient is in your favorite dessert?
We can’t answer that, but we can share this planet formation recipe! It takes a high degree of precision and a lot of patience, but the result is pretty spectacular: https://bit.ly/3Cv3k2e
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1. A horizontal infographic illustrates a loose recipe for planet formation. Title text at top left reads “Recipe for Planet Formation, with star and nebula.” Below the headline are two lists: Ingredients, which lists four ingredients, and Methods, which is threaded throughout the infographic in numerical order. In the Methods section, gas, dust, and ice in a nebula contracts under gravity to form a star, surrounded by a flattened disk. Inside the disk, dust and ice stick together to form planetesimals and then planets, leading to a planetary system.
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