Animation of a Moving Snowline around a Young Star

Artist's rendition of a snowline in a protoplanetary disk being pushed out after a mass of material falls onto the star causing it to flare. Find out more here: https://public.nrao.edu/explorer/milkyway/TheMilkyWayExplorer.php?map=MWE_Orion&id=OX_010 Credit: Alexandra Angelich (NRAO/AUI/NSF). Music: Mark Mercury.
Credit: Alexandra Angelich (NRAO/AUI/NSF). Music: Mark Mercury.
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