US EditionWebb Captures Dusty Wisps Round a Planet-Forming Disk
The James Webb Space Telescope measured the Butterfly Star's protoplanetary disk at 65 billion km wide, revealing dust grain growth crucial for planet formation, researchers said.
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Webb captures dusty wisps round a planet-forming disk
For this new Picture of the Month feature, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has provided a fantastic new view of IRAS 04302+2247, a planet-forming disk located about 525 light-years away in a dark cloud within the Taurus star-forming region. With Webb, researchers can study the properties and growth of dust grains within protoplanetary disks like this one, shedding light on the earliest stages of planet formation.
For this new feature of the month, NASA's Space Telescope / ESA / CSA James Webb has provided a fantastic new view of IRA 04302 + 2247, a planet formation disk located about 525 light-years in a dark cloud in the Taurus star formation region. With Webb, [...]
Dusty wisps round a dusty disc
For this new Picture of the Month feature, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has provided a fantastic new view of IRAS 04302+2247, a planet-forming disc located about 525 light-years away in a dark cloud within the Taurus star-forming region. With Webb, researchers can study the properties and growth of dust grains within protoplanetary discs like this one, shedding light on the earliest stages of planet formation.
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