Swirling Protoplanetary Dust
Dust orbits a young star in a protoplanetary disk. This composition image from the ALMA observatory in Chile shows the various concentrations of material, which could help in learning how planets form around a star.
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Dust orbits a young star in a protoplanetary disk. This composition image from the ALMA observatory in Chile shows the various concentrations of material, which could help in learning how planets form around a star.