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  • Author(s): Bartlett, Stephanie
  • Source:
    Lancet. 5/28/2005, Vol. 365 Issue 9474, p1836-1836. 5/6p. 2 Color Photographs.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      SPACE exploration; NEBULAE; ORION Nebula; ORIGIN of planets; EARTH (Planet); EVOLUTIONARY theories study & teaching; SPACE sciences
    • Subject Terms:
      UNITED States
    • Abstract:
      Discusses theories of planet formation and the exploration of star-forming nebulae. Report that the Chandra X-ray observatory has documented thirty stars in the Orion cluster that appear to be prototypes of Earth's Sun; Claim that there is evidence of planet-forming disks in the nebula; Estimation that the stars are in the developmental stage at which planets begin to form; Details of the outcome of research on the Orion nebula; Comments on the teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution in U.S. public schools; Implications of the research on the understanding of Earth's origins.