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000007928 100__ $$aOudmaijer, René
000007928 245__ $$aLate growth spurt of young stars allows giant planets to form after all
000007928 260__ $$c2025
000007928 269__ $$c2025-12-03
000007928 520__ $$aBrussels, 3 December 2025 – By measuring the rate at which young stars grow, astronomers discovered that contrary to earlier expectations, young stars appear to grow much faster in the later stages of their formation than at the onset. So, much like humans, intermediate mass stars undergo a growth spurt and have a voracious appetite during their adolescence. This finding, reported by an international team led by Sean Brittain of Clemson University USA, and including René Oudmaijer of the Royal Observatory of Belgium, solves a long-standing problem with giant planets that are routinely detected around stars of intermediate mass, but should not exist.
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000007928 6531_ $$astar formation
000007928 8560_ $$frene.oudmaijer@ksb-orb.be
000007928 85642 $$ahttps://www.astro.oma.be/en/late-growth-spurt-of-young-stars-allows-giant-planets-to-form-after-all/
000007928 980__ $$aPRESSREL