James Webb Just Found a Hidden Moon Factory That Shouldn_t Exist
Close your eyes and drift 625 light-years away, to a distant world called CT Cha b, where a hidden moon factory is busy at work. Astronomers using Webb have made the first direct measurements of a carbon-rich disk of gas and dust surrounding this massive planet—a disk that is actively building material that may one day become moons. The young star is just 2 million years old, and Webb has detected complex carbon molecules like benzene in the planet's disk. This is a quiet snapshot of creation.
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