Spirals in dust around young stars may betray presence of massive planets
Thursday, October 29, 2015 - 14:50
in Astronomy & Space
A team of astronomers is proposing that huge spiral patterns seen around some newborn stars, merely a few million years old (about one percent our sun's age), may be evidence for the presence of giant unseen planets. This idea not only opens the door to a new method of planet detection, but also could offer a look into the early formative years of planet birth.