Mysterious ripples found racing through planet-forming disc
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 13:50
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers have discovered never-before-seen structures within a dusty disc surrounding a nearby star. The fast-moving wave-like features in the disc of the star AU Microscopii are unlike anything ever observed, or even predicted, before now. The origin and nature of these features present a new mystery for astronomers to explore.