A Cosmic First: Astronomers Uncover a Planet-Forming Disc in Another Galaxy

Planet-forming disk spotted around star in another galaxy for the first time

(CNN) — For the first time, astronomers have glimpsed a young star outside the Milky Way galaxy that’s ringed by a dense disk where planets may form.

A Cosmic First: Astronomers Uncover a Planet-Forming Disc in Another Galaxy

Using the ALMA telescope, astronomers have detected a disc forming around a young star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, marking the first discovery of its kind outside our galaxy. In a remarkable discovery, astronomers have found a disc around a young star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy ne