SMRTR Science & EngineeringAug 31, 2025Interesting Engineering

James Webb shows how planets are born in the Butterfly Star’s dusty cocoon

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The Webb and Hubble telescopes imaged the Butterfly Star's protoplanetary disk, showing dust grain clumping and vertical structures that shed light on planet formation processes, similar to our solar system's early development.

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