The researchers believe the disks could stick around for a couple of reasons.

The disks take ten times longer to disappear.

This is so exciting.

NGC 346, a massive star cluster, with star locations circled in yellow.

NGC 346, a massive star cluster, with star locations circled in yellow.Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Olivia C. Jones (UK ATC), Guido De Marchi (ESTEC), Margaret Meixner (USRA)

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Did Scientists Detect Life on Another Planet?

As for the Moon, not so much.

A star-forming region in the Carina Nebula, as seen by Webb.

A star-forming region in the Carina Nebula, as seen by Webb. Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI

A Webb image of Uranus, its rings, and 9 of its 27 moons.

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A large galaxy cluster.

K2-18b illustration.

An artist’s concept of the planet’s orbit of the star.

An illustration of an asteroid.

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media during a guided tour of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts before leading a board meeting on March 17, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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An image of a small disposable vape with a green case and mouth piece and visible oil in a clear container.

An image of a hand holding a black vape with a vibrant blue chamber where you can faintly see a laser.

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