Astronomers peer into the 'amniotic sac' of a planet-hosting star

Astronomers have successfully peered through the 'amniotic sac' of a star that is still forming to observe the innermost region of a burgeoning solar system for the first time. In a research paper published today in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, an international team of astronomers describe surprising findings in their observations of the parent star, which is called HD 100546. An artist's impression of the HD 100546 system. A planet that is still in the process ...