Light echoes give clues to planet nursery around star

Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 21:10 in Astronomy & Space

For the first time, astronomers used echoes of light to determine the distance from a star to the inner wall of its surrounding planet-forming disk of dust and gas. Being able to exactly pinpoint the inner edge of such disks is a big step forward in understanding the evolution of planetary systems.

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