protoplanetary disk
High Potential for Life Circling Alpha Centauri B, our Nearest Neighbor
While exoplanets make the news on an almost daily basis, one of the biggest announcements occurred in 2012 when astronomers…
11 years ago
Here There Be Planets: Stellar Disk Gap May Reveal Newborn Worlds
HiCIAO near-infrared image of the protoplanetary disk around PDS 70. The circular mask hides the star itself, as well as…
12 years ago
Young Magnetic Star Possesses Precise Carbon Dioxide Ring
[/caption] Catching a ring - or accretion disk - around a star isn't unusual. However, catching a sharply defined carbon-dioxide…
13 years ago
Suburu Telescope Captures Hidden Planets In Stellar Dust Ring
[/caption] No. It's not a new atomic image - it's a very unusual look at a star which could help…
13 years ago
Cosmic Collisions Could Eject Habitable Planets
[/caption] When it comes to solar systems, chances are good that we're a lot more special than we thought. According…
13 years ago