By tuning in to different microwave frequencies, ALMA can create snapshots of different components of the disks that surround newborn stars.
For the first time, we can see the swirls and waves that turn clouds of gas and dust into worlds like our own.
https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-releases/exoalma-survey-reveals-incredible-images-of-structures-in-protoplanetary-disks/ #science #nature #astronomy
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In a related study, the ALMA observatory finds hints of planets being born around stars in our galaxy's "central molecular zone." This region is dense and turbulent, with a supermassive black hole at the center -- yet planets seem to be forming there anyway.
https://www.uni-koeln.de/en/university/news/news/news-detail/a-multitude-of-protoplanetary-discs-detected-in-the-galactic-centre #science #nature #discovery#astrodon
