Most stars may have much more time to form planets than previously thought
Planet-making disks may survive around many young stars for 5 million to 10 million years
![Orange planet-building disk of gas and dust in space](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/101822_KC_planet-building-time_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Planet-building disks of gas and dust (one pictured) survive for millions of years longer around orange and red dwarf stars than astronomers realized, a new study suggests.
ALMA/ESO, NAOJ and NRAO