JWST has found Carbon Monoxide behaving in a way never seen before
Sandeep K S
Dec 25, 2025
1 min read
"Illustration depicting the process of how crashing comets contribute to planet formation. A young star, HD 131488, is surrounded by a carbon monoxide-rich debris disk, with theories suggesting the gases result from comet collisions. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has detected warm CO gas in the planet zone, hinting at potential rocky planet formation. The image explains the temperature imbalance between the gas's vibrational and rotational states, supporting the crashing comet theory as a source for metal-rich environments conducive to non-hydrogen-dominated planets."
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