• Question: can new planets be made

    Asked by hunt520wyns to Viviene DC, Stephanie Buttigieg, queeniechan, Damian, Ben D, alistairglasse, Alessio S on 2 Jul 2025.
    • Photo: Queenie Chan

      Queenie Chan answered on 2 Jul 2025:

      Planets are made from small bodies such as asteroids, as long as we don’t run out of dust and gas in our universe, planets can be made from these planetary embryos.

    • Photo: Stephanie Buttigieg

      Stephanie Buttigieg answered on 4 Jul 2025:

      Yes, new planets are being made around some star as we speak! They are made in something called a proto-planetary disc. This is a disc made of highly dense dust and gas surrounding a newly-formed star. This dust and gas can collapse and form young planets orbiting the star.

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