Astronomers have observed dozens of newly forming stars surrounded by protoplanetary disks. Some look like grooved vinyl records, while others have developed bizarre spiral galaxy-like arms. These spiral arms account for about a third of the disks. Astronomers have finally directly observed a giant exoplanet that appears to be responsible for a set of protoplanetary arms. The planet has twice the mass of Jupiter and is unexpectedly red, the reddest planet ever seen because of all the dust surrou...
Astronomers have observed dozens of newly forming stars surrounded by protoplanetary disks. Some look like grooved vinyl records, while others have developed bizarre spiral galaxy-like arms. These spiral arms account for about a third of the disks. Astronomers have finally directly observed a giant exoplanet that appears to be responsible for a set of protoplanetary arms. The planet has twice the mass of Jupiter and is unexpectedly red, the reddest planet ever seen because of all the dust surrou...
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