JWST finds new planet-forming rings around Fomalhaut

Throughout recorded history, Fomalhaut’s main claim to fame has been its rank as the sky’s most isolated 1st-magnitude star. The luminary of Piscis Austrinus the Southern Fish stands alone on autumn evenings, a beacon in the southern sky amidst a smattering of less impressive suns. Then, 40 years ago, astronomers discovered excess infrared radiation pouringContinue reading “JWST finds new planet-forming rings around Fomalhaut”
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