The rotation of a protoplanetary disk (a disk where planets are being formed) has been observed directly for the very first ...
A team of astronomers has achieved a breakthrough in observing planetary formation by directly tracking the rotation of a ...
Astronomers reveal a new phenomenon dubbed the 'rocking shadow' effect that describes how discs in forming planetary systems are oriented, and how they move around their host star. The effect also ...
Still from a simulation of a forming planetary disk. The images show the rotating inner disk along the top half, and the shadow it casts on the outer disk in the lower half. CREDIT Rebecca Nealon / ...