Gestating Baby Planets (IMAGE)

Carnegie Institution for Science

Gestating Baby Planets

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An artist's conception of the disk of gas and dust rotating around the young star HD 163296. Gas can be seen cascading into gaps in the disk--likely indicating the formation of baby planets in these locations.

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Image is by Robin Dienel, courtesy of the Carnegie Institution for Science.

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