<ul><li>Astronomers captured sharp and detailed images of young solar systems where planets are forming.</li><li>The images reveal early stages of planet formation in over a dozen star systems and provide insights into the materials and processes involved.</li><li>The data could help improve models of planetary formation, understand planet evolution, and compare young solar systems with mature exoplanets.</li><li>The images were obtained using advanced techniques with ALMA, showing swirling structures in protoplanetary disks and signs of planet formation.</li></ul>

These are the sharpest images yet of planets being born around distant stars

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