A key method of forming planets finally has observational evidence, thanks to a network of radio telescopes in the U.K. that have resolved the existence of a huge abundance of centimeter-sized pebbles that will stick together and grow into planets around two young stars.
"This is potentially enough to build planetary systems larger than our own solar system," said Katie Hesterly of the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) Observatory, the headquarters of which is based at Jodrell Bank radio observatory in the U.K., in a statement.
