Best Protoplanetary Disc Spotted - ALMA Image Of The Disc Around The Young Star TW Hydrae - HD

2016-04-06 6

This video shows ALMA’s best image of a protoplanetary disc to date. The picture of the nearby young star TW Hydrae reveals the classic rings and gaps that signify planets are in formation in this system.

Credit/Courtesy: ESO/S. Andrews (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA); B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF); ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO). Music: Johan B. Monell (www.johanmonell.com).

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