‘Disk Detective’ Needs Your Help Finding Disks Where Planets Form

Tuesday, July 14, 2020 - 16:50 in Astronomy & Space

Eyebrow: Citizen Science NewsBody: Planets form from gas and dust particles swirling around baby stars in enormous spinning disks. But because this process takes millions of years, scientists can only learn about these disks by finding and studying a lot of different examples. Through a project called Disk Detective, you can help.Link: Learn More

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