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An Old Star Producing New Planets
February 8, 2013 | NASA

“A star thought to have passed the age at which it can form planets may, in fact, be creating new worlds. The disk of material surrounding the surprising star called TW Hydrae may be massive enough to make even more planets than we have in our own solar system.” Quoted from the NASA press release.


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