Early onset of planet formation observed in a nascent star system

Patrick Sheehan ()

Nature, 2020, vol. 586, issue 7828, 205-206

Abstract: Narrow rings and gaps have been seen in a particularly young disk of dust and gas around a nascent star, using the world’s most powerful radio telescope. The finding provides a potential glimpse of the earliest stages of planet formation.

Keywords: Astronomy and astrophysics; Exoplanets; Planetary science (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-02748-w

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