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Astronomers capture dawn of new solar system for 1st time (www.dw.com)

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In a cosmic first, astronomers have spotted the earliest signs of rocky planet formation around a young star. The discovery offers a rare vision of how Earth-like worlds may begin.

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[–] xeekei@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 days ago

In my head "solar system" is specifically our star system. "Solar" as in "system of sol". But I guess it's a generic term. I don't like it.

[–] latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Anyone else hear a drawn-out squeaky fart?

[–] notsure@fedia.io 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

...wel now i can't hear anything else...

[–] notsure@fedia.io 4 points 3 days ago

...and the imagery is just TOO...