An international team of astronomers have found ring and spiral structures in very young planetary disks, demonstrating that planet formation may begin much earlier than once thought. The results were presented today at the 243rd Meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
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Mystery of Star Formation Revealed by Hearts of Molecular Clouds
Jan 9, 2024
An international team of astronomers has revealed mysterious star formation at the far edge of the galaxy M83. This research was presented in a press conference at the 243rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in New Orleans, Louisiana.
AUI to Present at 243rd AAS Conference
Jan 3, 2024
Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI) will attend the 243rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in New Orleans from Jan. 7-11, 2024. Staff will deliver eight presentations on various astronomy topics.
ALMA Observation of Young Star Reveals Details of Dust Grains
Nov 17, 2023
ALMA observes highest resolution dust polarization image ever taken of HL Tauri’s protoplanetary disk, the deepest polarization image of any disk captured thus far.