In the cosmic nursery, when a star is born from a collapsing cloud, a swirling circumstellar disc of gas and dust forms around it [1][3].

Within this majestic disc, tiny grains collide and cling together, forming pebbles that grow into larger planetesimals— the building blocks that slowly accrete into new planets [2].

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Gravitational interactions sometimes create a chain reaction, triggering the formation of even more planets, a process that unveils the beauty of a newborn planetary system [1][2].

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In the cosmic nursery, when a star is born from a collapsing cloud, a swirling circumstellar disc of gas and dust forms around it [1][3]. 
Within this majestic disc, tiny grains collide and cling together, forming pebbles that grow into larger planetesimals— the building blocks that slowly accrete into new planets [2]. 
Gravitational interactions sometimes create a chain reaction, triggering the formation of even more planets, a process that unveils the beauty of a newborn planetary system [1][2]. 


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