ALMA Discover Exciting Structures in a Young Protoplanetary Disk That Support Planet Formation

20/12/2024 4 min Episodio 82
ALMA Discover Exciting Structures in a Young Protoplanetary Disk That Support Planet Formation

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Astronomers used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to discover the tale-telling signs of planets in the young, likely planet-forming disk around the star MWC 758. They obtained an “ultra” high-resolution image revealing the disk having not only an off-centered cavity but also a spiral arm corresponding to one previously seen in reflected light.