[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Black Hole [@konstructivizm](/creator/twitter/konstructivizm) on x 756.1K followers Created: 2025-07-17 07:06:09 UTC Astronomers witness the birth of a new solar system for the first time For the first time, international researchers have pinpointed the moment when planets began to form around a star beyond the Sun. Using the ALMA telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope, they observed the formation of the first bits of planet-forming material – hot minerals just beginning to solidify. The discovery marks the first time a planetary system has been detected at such an early stage of its formation. This newborn planetary system is forming around HOPS-315, a “proto” or young star that is about XXXXX light years away and is analogous to the nascent Sun. Around such young stars, astronomers often see disks of gas and dust, known as “protoplanetary disks,” which are the birthplaces of new planets. In our solar system, the very first solid material to condense near Earth’s current position around the Sun has been found in ancient meteorites. Astronomers are dating these primordial rocks to determine when the countdown to the formation of our Solar System began. These meteorites are filled with crystalline minerals containing silicon monoxide (SiO), and can condense at the extremely high temperatures found in young planetary disks. Over time, these newly condensed solids bond with each other, laying the groundwork for the formation of planets as they grow in both size and mass. Astronomers have found that these hot minerals are beginning to condense in the disk around HOPS-315. The results show that SiO2 is present both in the gaseous state around the young star and within these crystalline minerals, suggesting that it is just beginning to solidify. This process has never been observed before in a protoplanetary disk, or anywhere outside our Solar System.  XXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [marks](/topic/marks) [Post Link](https://x.com/konstructivizm/status/1945741799986761888)
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Astronomers witness the birth of a new solar system for the first time
For the first time, international researchers have pinpointed the moment when planets began to form around a star beyond the Sun. Using the ALMA telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope, they observed the formation of the first bits of planet-forming material – hot minerals just beginning to solidify. The discovery marks the first time a planetary system has been detected at such an early stage of its formation.
This newborn planetary system is forming around HOPS-315, a “proto” or young star that is about XXXXX light years away and is analogous to the nascent Sun. Around such young stars, astronomers often see disks of gas and dust, known as “protoplanetary disks,” which are the birthplaces of new planets.
In our solar system, the very first solid material to condense near Earth’s current position around the Sun has been found in ancient meteorites. Astronomers are dating these primordial rocks to determine when the countdown to the formation of our Solar System began. These meteorites are filled with crystalline minerals containing silicon monoxide (SiO), and can condense at the extremely high temperatures found in young planetary disks. Over time, these newly condensed solids bond with each other, laying the groundwork for the formation of planets as they grow in both size and mass.
Astronomers have found that these hot minerals are beginning to condense in the disk around HOPS-315. The results show that SiO2 is present both in the gaseous state around the young star and within these crystalline minerals, suggesting that it is just beginning to solidify. This process has never been observed before in a protoplanetary disk, or anywhere outside our Solar System.
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