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Millions of planets might form around supermassive black holes

Millions of planets might form around supermassive black holes
New Scientist Thursday 28 May 2026, 08:00 UTC 1 min read
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Massive amounts of dust swirl around active nuclei at the centres of galaxies, and these discs could give rise to vast numbers of rocky planets, some even the size of stars

Massive amounts of dust swirl around active nuclei at the centres of galaxies, and these discs could give rise to vast numbers of rocky planets, some even the size of stars
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