Published 3 years ago

ALMA images moon-forming disk around alien world

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Scientists have captured an image of a circumstellar disc, and within it a planet with a moon-forming disc, that looks like the Eye of Sauron from the Lord of the Rings cinematic franchise. PDS 70c is one of two Jupiter-like planets orbiting the star, but until recently astronomers were unsure whether the gas giants had discs forming around them.

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The Independent

Astronomers spot huge disc around planet outside our solar system

Astronomers have spotted a moon-forming disc around a planet outside of our solar system.

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Moon-forming region seen around planet in another solar system

Scientists for the first time have spotted a moon-forming region around a planet beyond our solar system - a Jupiter-like world surrounded by a disk of gas and dust massive enough that it could spawn three moons the size of the one orbiting Earth.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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CNN

Astronomers spy first moon-forming disk around an exoplanet

For the first time, astronomers have found a disk around a Jupiter-like planet outside of our solar system and it's the kind of disk where moons could actively be forming. The planetary system is located 400 light-years from Earth.

3 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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KIFI

Astronomers spy first moon-forming disk around an exoplanet - Local News 8

By Ashley Strickland, CNNFor the first time, astronomers have found a disk around a Jupiter-like planet outside of our solar system — the kind of disk where moons could actively be forming.The disk, known as a circumplanetary disk, was discovered around an exoplanet known as PDS 70c. It’s one of two massive planets similar to Jupiter that orbit a star 400 light-years from Earth.An international group of astronomers found the disk while observing…

3 years ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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Channel News Asia

Researchers detect first 'moon-forming' disc surrounding exoplanet

3 years ago·Singapore

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IBTimes

Researchers Detect First 'Moon-forming' Disc Surrounding Exoplanet

For the first time, scientists have clearly identified a ring of gas and dust circling a planet outside our solar system -- a discovery that could help reveal how planets and moons are formed, a study showed Thursday. The disc surrounds an exoplanet dubbed PDS 70c, one of two gas giants similar in size and mass to Jupiter that orbit the star PDS 70, nearly 400 light years from our solar system.

3 years ago·United States

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