[SunkenCiv]

Info source: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

This artist's conception shows a newly formed star surrounded by a swirling protoplanetary disk of dust and gas. Credit: University of Copenhagen/Lars Buchhave

[Vaquero]

ping

[raybbr]

In before the "we're the only ones in the Universe" posts...

[SampleMan]

If our new found “planetoid” category counts, then our solar system has more rocky planets than gas giants (4 vs. 5+). So this isn’t that wild a concept.

[blueunicorn6]

With all that space dust out there, we should shoot some Dyson vacuum cleaners into space to clean the mess up. Oh, wait, with their circular technology, they would probably form a sun and burn us all to a crisp.....never mind.....