JWST Detects Clues How Earth Formed Billions of Years Ago #sciencetime #jwst #science

JWST Detects Clues How Earth Formed Billions of Years Ago #sciencetime #jwst #science Subscribe to Science Time: https://www.youtube.com/sciencetime24 In a groundbreaking discovery, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has detected water vapor within the planet-forming disks of young stars, offering tantalizing clues to Earth's own origins. These observations from the JWST, particularly with its Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), confirm theories that planets are birthed through a dance of icy pebbles in space. As these pebbles, coated in a frosty layer, spiral inward from the frigid outskirts of a stellar disk, they cross a threshold where ice can no longer survive, releasing water vapor into warmer regions. This process, witnessed in the Taurus constellation 430 light-years away, mirrors what scientists believe happened in our solar system 4.5 billion years ago, hinting at a universal blueprint for planetary formation. Webb's insights bring us closer to understanding not just distant worlds, but the genesis of our own planet.