The observation of a planet forming from stellar material, gas and dust surrounding its parent star, has eluded astronomers for decades. Now, in research published in the latest edition of journal Astronomy and Astrophysics, two teams document the discovery of a forming exoplanet finding the process may be more complicated than previously believed.
It’s what astronomers and comic-conners have been waiting to hear for decades: an Earth-like planet has been discovered within travelling distance from Earth;…