Stellar outburst brings water snowline around a young star into view
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - 15:42
in Astronomy & Space
A violent outburst by the young star V883 Orionis has given astronomers using ALMA their first view of a water 'snowline' in a protoplanetary disk -- the transition point around the star where the temperature and pressure are low enough for water ice to form.