Planets may have emerged during the Cosmic Dawn — illustration of a new scientific perspective

Artistic illustration of a young exoplanet with reddish clouds and moons against the backdrop of the Cosmic Dawn, symbolizing early planet formation in the Universe

The image depicts a giant planet with turbulent atmospheric flows and two moons, illuminated by the dawn of a young Universe. This visualization reflects the hypothesis that planets could have formed much earlier than previously thought — during the era of the Cosmic Dawn.

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