The rotation of a protoplanetary disk (a disk where planets are being formed) has been observed directly for the very first ...
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Astronomers capture first live spin of nearby planet-forming disk
A team of astronomers has achieved a breakthrough in observing planetary formation by directly tracking the rotation of a ...
Still from a simulation of a forming planetary disk. The images show the rotating inner disk along the top half, and the shadow it casts on the outer disk in the lower half. CREDIT Rebecca Nealon / ...
Astronomers reveal a new phenomenon dubbed the 'rocking shadow' effect that describes how discs in forming planetary systems are oriented, and how they move around their host star. The effect also ...
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