James Webb Reveals How Distant Planets Form Their Moons
The James Webb Space Telescope is giving astronomers an unprecedented view of how moons may take shape around planets far beyond our solar system. Using its advanced mid-infrared spectrograph, Webb has detected a rich mix of carbon-based molecules in a disk of gas and dust surrounding CT Cha b, a massive planet 17 times the size of Jupiter. Situated 625 light-years away in the constellation Chamaeleon, CT Cha b orbits a young star just two million years old. Scientists believe this chemically rich disk holds the essential building blocks for forming moons. Devamını Oku