Celestial Graveyards Reveal That Stars and Planets Grow Together – SciTechDaily

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery that planet formation in the early stages of our Solar System began earlier than previously believed. The team found that the building blocks of planets were forming alongside their parent star. Credit: Amanda Smith
Astronomers have discovered that planet formation in our young Solar System began far earlier than previously thought, with planet building blocks growing at the same time as their parent star.
According to a study of some of the oldest stars in the Universe, the building blocks of planets like Jupiter