The discovery gives astronomers a chance to find some of the closest young planets that may exist. (sciencemag.org)
Theoretical models suggest that such turbulence might jostle the orbits of young planets coalescing within the disks. (sciencemag.org)
According to astrobiologists Aditya Chopra and Charley Lineweaver of the Australian National University, conditions on young planets are so volatile that if life doesn't evolve fast enough to stabilize the environment, it will quickly become extinct. (newatlas.com)