Nascent gas giant planets could be lurking in a dusty disk
A computer-generated image showing a dark protostellar disk seen in profile at 90 degrees to the jets (orange) emanating from the poles of a young star. These disks are thought to be the precursors of planetary systems, with planets forming as the dust coalesces. RIKEN researchers may have spotted gas giant planet embryos in a …
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