Melissa McClure
Melissa McClure is a prominent astronomer and faculty member at Leiden University in the Netherlands. She specializes in the study of protoplanetary disks and the formation of planetary systems. Recently, she led a groundbreaking study published in Nature, which reported the first observation of the early stages of planet formation around a star beyond our solar system, using data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Melissa McClure is a professor at Leiden University and the lead author of the study.
Desde el desierto de Chile, científicos fueron testigos por primera vez del nacimiento de un sistema solar
Argentina· 2025-07-19
Melissa McClure is the lead author of the study published in Nature about the formation of planets around a star.
Astrônomos flagram nascimento de planetas fora do Sistema Solar; veja imagem
Liechtenstein· 2025-07-18
Melissa McClure is the leader of the research group from Leiden University.
Вчені вперше побачили, як формується планетарна система: фото
Ukraine· 2025-07-18
Melissa McClure is a co-author of the study that observed the protoplanetary disk around the star HOPS-315.
Des astronomes assistent à la naissance d’un nouveau système solaire pour la première fois
Morocco· 2025-07-17Melissa McClure is a researcher at Leiden University and the lead author of the new study.
Detectan el inicio de un nuevo sistema planetario - Ciencia
Paraguay· 2025-07-17Melissa McClure of Leiden Observatory led the international research team that discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming around a baby sun-like star.
Astronomers see formation of new solar system around distant sun for first time | Astronomy
United Kingdom· 2025-07-17
Melissa McClure is the lead study author who identified the earliest moment when planet formation is initiated around a star other than our Sun.
Astronomers observe birth of a solar system for first time - World
Pakistan· 2025-07-16Melissa McClure is the lead author of the new study published in Nature.
Astrónomos son testigos, por primera vez, del amanecer de un nuevo sistema solar | Sociedad | La Revista
Ecuador· 2025-07-16