Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics Archives - Astrobiology

This is the sharpest image ever taken by ALMA — sharper than is routinely achieved in visible light with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. It shows the protoplanetary disc surrounding the young star HL Tauri. These new ALMA observations reveal substructures within the disc that have never been seen before and even show the possible positions of planets forming in the dark patches within the system. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)

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A New Link Between Water And Planet Formation

by Keith CowingMarch 16, 2024

Researchers have found water vapour in the disc around a young star exactly where planets may be forming.