Protoplanets and Exoplanets – Page 6 – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Planet Formation in Earth-like Orbit around a Young Star

Posted on March 31, 2016March 22, 2017

ALMA uncovers planet formation at 1 AU around young star.

VLA Shows Earliest Stages of Planet Formation

Posted on March 17, 2016March 28, 2017

New images of a young star made with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) reveal what scientists think may be the very earliest stages in the formation of planets.

Planet Formation around Binary Star

Posted on February 13, 2016March 22, 2017

ALMA sees signs of planet formation around binary star.

The Rho Ophiuchi star formation region and star 2MASS J16281370-2431391

The Frigid Flying Saucer

Posted on February 3, 2016March 28, 2017

ALMA finds unexpectedly cold grains in planet-forming disk

VLA Reveals Dramatic New Evidence About Star and Planet Formation

Posted on January 5, 2016March 22, 2017

A detailed study of young stars and their surroundings has produced dramatic new evidence about how multiple-star systems form and how the dusty disks that are the raw material for planets grow around young stars.

Artist’s impression of a transitional disc around a young star

Giant Planets Carving Paths around Four Young Stars, ALMA Observations Suggest

Posted on December 16, 2015March 22, 2017

ALMA observations find compelling evidence of planets in formation.

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