Planets might be more common throughout the #Universe than previously thought.

The ingredients for #planet formation have turned up in part of a nearby #galaxy where it was thought #planets might not emerge.

Researchers looked at NGC 346, a highly active star-forming region in a galaxy near the Milky Way called the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC).

Theu found enough #dust to indicate planet formation was possible.

#astronomy #astrobiology
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