HL Tau: Birth of Planets Revealed in Astonishing Detail

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HL Tau: Birth of Planets Revealed in Astonishing Detail

Radio image of the protoplanetary disk around young star HL Tau.

ALMA image of the young star HL Tau and its protoplanetary disk. This best image ever of planet formation reveals multiple rings and gaps that herald the presence of emerging planets as they sweep their orbits clear of dust and gas.

Credit: ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO); C. Brogan, B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF)

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Telescope	ALMA
Band	6
Date	2014-10-24T06:58
Center	RA: 4:31:38.43, Dec: 18:13:57.05
Field of View	0.03 x 0.03 arcminutes

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