<ul><li>Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found a 30-million-year-old protoplanetary disk, three times older than expected.</li><li>Most planet-forming disks around young stars disappear after about 10 million years, but this discovery suggests certain disks can survive much longer.</li><li>The longevity of these disks is more common in small stars, allowing planets more time to form.</li><li>This finding has implications for understanding planetary formation and the conditions for life in the universe.</li></ul>

James Webb Telescope finds planet-forming disks last longer than expected

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