Webb study reveals rocky planets can form in extreme environments

An international team of astronomers have used the Webb Space Telescope to provide the first observation of water and other molecules in the inner, rocky-planet-forming regions of a disc in one of the most extreme environments in our Galaxy.

These results suggest that the conditions for rocky-planet formation, typically found in the discs of low-mass star-forming regions, can also occur in regions forming massive stars and possibly a broader range of environments.

Read the whole stunning story on the ESA-WEBB page.