NEARBY RED DWARFS COULD REVEAL PLANET SECRETS

An accidental find of a collection of young red dwarf stars close to our solar system that could  give us a rare glimpse of slow-motion planet  formation.
The red dwarfs may also host planets that have already formed from the dusty disks.
The giveaway that the red dwarfs had disks around them was an unusual glow in the infrared spectrum of the stars.
Although the disks were not observed directly,  such close red dwarfs offered a good chance of catching a rare direct glimpse of a disk, or even a planet, by employing specialized telescopes. The  ability to detect these dim stars has improved dramatically in recent decades, revealing a wealth of information.