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Deformed disc in the Orion constellation may birth even weirder planets – POP TIMES UK

In the infinite cosmos, planets are birthed from the swirling disc of gas and dust that form around young stars. In our own Solar System, this disc was relatively stable and flat, resulting in Earth and other planets of the Solar System all orbiting on the sa…

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In the infinite cosmos, planets are birthed from the swirling disc of gas and dust
that form around young stars.
In our own Solar System, this disc was relatively stable and flat, resulting in Earth and other planets of the Solar System all orbiting on the same plane.But not all planets may be so lucky. Recent observations of a strangely warped disc in the Orion constellation reveal it was likely torn apart by its own stars  a catastrophic process. The disfigured disc may in turn give rise to…

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