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Planets Hurry To Form Before the Protoplanetary Disk Dissipates

Planets form in protoplanetary disks, reservoirs of gas and dust around young stars. But young stars are a little hyperactive, and they emit powerful winds that can dissipate the gas. So planets, especially gas giants, are in a race against time to form. They only have a few million years before the gas is gone.

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