# Stellar collision may explain why Orion Nebula's planet-forming disks appear younger than its stars

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-23T19:00:01+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-stellar-collision-orion-nebula-planet.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/stellar-collision-may-explain-why-orion-nebula-s-planet-forming-disks--20feb4/

The Orion Nebula is a large star-forming region visible to the naked eye. Some of the young stars in the nebula are surrounded by disks of gas and dust in which planets form. Radiation from the massive central star, 1 Ori C1 (Theta-1 Orionis C1), gradually strips material from these disks, giving them shapes that resemble tadpoles.

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