Monday, January 28, 2019

G11.92-0.61 MM1b: a star forming like a planet

A young star caught forming like a planet



Astronomers have captured one of the most detailed views of a young star taken to date, and revealed an unexpected companion in orbit around it. The main object, referred to as MM 1a, is a young massive star surrounded by a rotating disc of gas and dust that was the focus of the scientists' original investigation.
https://phys.org/news/2019-01-star-flips-planet-forming-disk-pole.html

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