Latest Space Breaking News: Unusual CO₂-rich disk detected around young star challenges planet formation models

Link: https://phys.org/news/2025-08-unusual-rich-disk-young-star.html

Summary: A study led by Jenny Frediani at Stockholm University has revealed a planet-forming disk with a strikingly unusual chemical composition: an unexpectedly high abundance of carbon dioxide (CO2) in regions where Earth-like planets may one day form.