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Image of AB Aurigae’s protoplanetary disk shows wispy spirals and a bright blobby protoplanet. A scale shows that the protoplanet’s orbit is about 3 times wider than Neptune’s orbit around the Sun.

Giant Planet’s Formation Caught in Action

by Jure Japelj 11 April 202225 April 2022

Astronomers took a direct image of a massive protoplanet embedded in a protoplanetary disk. The system provides strong evidence for an as-yet-unconfirmed theory of planet formation.

AB Aurigae

Giant Planet’s Formation Caught in Action

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