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JWST study tracks gas escape from young star systems

Data from 72 Sun-like stars shows how protoplanetary disks lose material over time.

Caleb Mbeki
Planetary Science Reporter
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A study led by Naman Bajaj of the University of Arizona examined 72 young, Sun-like stars and their protoplanetary disks using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope [1].