Tag: protoplanetary disks
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Cosmic Hamburger May Help Build Giant Planets: New Discovery Sparks Fresh Planet Theory
Star-Meal Revelation: A Cosmic Hamburger Emerges In a surprising twist that sounds almost culinary, astronomers have reported a finding nicknamed the “cosmic hamburger.” This unusual celestial object is not a snack, but a feature detected in a distant protoplanetary disk that could reshape our understanding of how giant planets form. The discovery comes from a…
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Cosmic Hamburger Could Spawn Giant Planets
What is the Cosmic Hamburger? In a discovery that sounds almost whimsical, astronomers have identified a colossal gas cloud nicknamed the “cosmic hamburger.” This peculiar structure, shaped by gravity and stellar winds, resembles a bright bun surrounding a dense, doughy core. While the image might spark a smile, scientists say the hamburger-like cloud could offer…
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Giant Cosmic ‘Sandwich’: The Largest Planet-Forming Disk Seen in IRAS 23077+6707
Introduction: A Cosmic Sandwich Lived in Light In the vastness of space, a distant star has gifted astronomers with one of the most striking portraits of planet formation to date. The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spectacular image of a protoplanetary disk around the star IRAS 23077+6707, affectionately nicknamed “Dracula’s Chivito.” This dusty disk…
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Hubble Discovers the Largest Planet Nursery Ever Seen
Introduction: A Giant, Untamed Cradle for Planets Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have unveiled what may be the largest and most erratic planet-forming disk observed to date. While most protoplanetary disks around young stars appear orderly—spinning, flattening, and gradually coalescing into planets—this newly imaged disk defies expectations. It is sprawling, irregular, and loud in…
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Newborn Star Jet Rings Validate 3-Decade Theory with Unprecedented Detail
Groundbreaking Imaging of a Young Star’s Jet In a discovery that promises to reshape our understanding of how stars form and evolve, astronomers have captured the most detailed images yet of a jet launched by a newborn star. Published in Nature Astronomy, the new observations reveal a string of delicate, time-stamped rings along the jet,…