Best Image Yet Of Aging Star’s Disc Captured
A team of international scientists has achieved a milestone by recording the sharpest image yet of an old star’s surrounding disc, as documented in their new study.
A team of international scientists has achieved a milestone by recording the sharpest image yet of an old star’s surrounding disc, as documented in their new study.
The object is a dual system named IRAS 08544-4431 which is located approximately 4,000 light years away from Earth.
The particle-filled disks which circle stars have interested astronomers because planets have been known to form within them; as such, the focus has largely been on newer entities.
However, the researchers
A team of international scientists has achieved a milestone by recording the sharpest image yet of an old star’s surrounding disc, as documented in their new study.
The object is a dual system named IRAS 08544-4431 which is located approximately 4,000 light years away from Earth.
The particle-filled disks which circle stars have interested astronomers because planets have been known to form within them; as such, the focus has largely been on newer entities.
However, the researchers
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