Twin planetary systems in embryo

Alan P. Boss ()
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Alan P. Boss: Carnegie Institution of Washington

Nature, 1998, vol. 395, issue 6700, 320-321

Abstract: The system called L1551 IRS5 is a binary star in the process of forming. Around each star is a small disk of gas and dust that may be turning into planets. The disks are so massive that planets might form in a completely different way from planets in our Solar System.

Date: 1998
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