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The NASA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the most detailed images of a giant protoplanetary disk surrounding a young star. The disk is chaotic and turbulent, with huge wisps of gas and dust extending high above and below it.
The NASA Hubble Space Telescope has taken the most detailed visible light images ever seen of the largest known protoplanetary disk around a young star. This enormous structure appears much more chaotic and turbulent than expected, with huge wisps of gas and dust stretching far above and below the disk.
The discovery, published in The Astrophysical Journal, gives scientists a rare look at how planets might form in extreme cosmic environments and highlights Hubble's continuing role in exploring the universe. The system, known as IRAS 23077+6707 and nicknamed
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The NASA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the most detailed images of a giant protoplanetary disk surrounding a young star. The disk is chaotic and turbulent, with huge wisps of gas and dust extending high above and below it.
Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260511213151.htm
Journal Reference:
- Kristina Monsch, Joshua Bennett Lovell, Karl R. Stapelfeldt, Sean M. Andrews, Ammar Bayyari, Alice S. Booth, Adolfo S. Carvalho, John H. Debes, Jeremy J. Drake, Joshua W. J. Earley, Cecilia Garraffo, Garrett K. Keating, Michael L. Sitko, David J. Wilner. Hubble Reveals Complex Multiscale Structure in the Edge-on Protoplanetary Disk IRAS23077 6707. The Astrophysical Journal, 2025; 996 (1): 45 DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ae247f
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