LISTENING -NEWS

Listen to a piece of news about the formation of young planets. WRITE NO MORE
THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER in the spaces provided.

1. Astronomers are now observing and photographing a baby planet in the ___early
stages____ of formation for the first time.

2. The group of young planets orbiting the star LkCa 15 are ____450 light years___ away.

3. The recently found planets are at least as massive as __Jupiter___ and probably several
times more massive than that.

4. __Planetary birth__ is something that happens at the same time as stars are born.

5. Analysis showed that ___super heated hydrogen___is being pulled in from space, which
could mean the planets still have not finished forming.

6. The findings of this observation will give astronomers a ___far better understanding___
of how planets and planetary systems form.

7. Knowing the processes of planet formation tells you how likely it is to find a planet that
has the ____right chemistry_____ for life.

8. When a planet is hundreds of millions years old, they'll be regarded as ___mature

planets ___.

9. The number of Earth-like planets which have been found is up to __1,700___.

10, The discovery proves that planets can and do form readily within the ___inner dust
cloud___ of a star.