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September 10, 2025NatureOpen Access

One-third of Sun-like stars are born with misaligned planet-forming disks

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LBLauren I. BiddleBBBrendan P. BowlerMMMarvin Morgan

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Assessment reveals primordial misalignment in one-third of Sun-like stars, suggesting origins in star formation.

Key Points

  • About one-third of isolated young Sun-like stars show primordial misalignment of their planet-forming disks.
  • Angular momentum alignment is observed in many systems but mismatches indicate previous gravitational interactions.
  • The study conducted a comprehensive assessment of stellar obliquity, focusing on young, isolated stars.
  • Findings may imply that some obliquities in older planetary systems could stem from original star formation conditions.

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Biddle et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1b81f54b1d3bfb60ec814https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09324-0
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