Planet formation in action? Astronomers may have found first object clearing its path in natal disc surrounding a young star
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 10:30
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers have now studied the short-lived disc of material around a young star that is in the early stages of making a planetary system. For the first time a smaller companion could be detected that may be the cause of the large gap found in the disc. Future observations will determine whether this companion is a planet or a brown dwarf.
