Milky Way's Flat Disk Hosts More Planets
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Galactic chaos at cosmic noon may have stunted Milky Way planet formation

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Stars in a thin, flat disk bisecting the galaxy have more planets on average than stars in a thicker, enveloping disk.
Most of the stars in the thin disk host at least one planet, astronomers think.
MIT astrophysicist Tim Hallatt thinks it’s a question of when these stars were born, not where they live now.
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