Astronomers discover disk around star in another galaxy for the 1st time ever

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in the Chilean desert have just achieved an impressive astronomical first: Imaging a planet-forming disk around a star in another galaxy. The results of their efforts were published Wednesday in a paper in Nature. The discovery will now allow astronomers to watch as the star, HH 1177,Continue reading “Astronomers discover disk around star in another galaxy for the 1st time ever”
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