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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

First ever image of a solar system forming

2019-07-13

[Twitter]

WOW. WOW. this is the first-ever image of a circumplanetary disk, the belt of gas & dust that forms planets & moon systems.

you can see the star in the very center, & 2 smudges that are newly-formed planets. the outer planet has the disk, right in the throes of planet formation pic.twitter.com/IfSw7EIP2z
— Sarafina Nance (@starstrickenSF) July 11, 2019

Posted by:3dc

#4 Ah'm waiting to see one collapse.

Posted by: Skidmark 2019-07-13 21:22

#3 Not the first time. ALMA imaged a protoplanetary disc several years back.

Posted by: Albemarle Gray4543 2019-07-13 09:03

#2 ...not tied to very localized time measurements used commonly as reference.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-07-13 07:49

#1 Wonder what project management methodology was used to make it take so long?

Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2019-07-13 07:17

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