Proof in a Star Cluster
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Proof in a Star Cluster
This photograph from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the young star cluster NGC 2362. By studying it, astronomers found that gas giant planet formation happens very rapidly and efficiently, within less than five million years, meaning that Jupiter-like worlds experience a growth spurt in their infancy. | Discovery News Video

 
 
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