TW Hya Full Disk (IMAGE)

National Radio Astronomy Observatory

TW Hya Full Disk

Caption

This is an ALMA image of the disk around the young star TW Hydrae. ALMA obtained its best image of a protoplanetary disk to date, revealing the classic rings and gaps that signify planets are in formation in this system.

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S. Andrews (CfA); B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF); ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)

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