Weird Star System's Planet-Forming Disk Goes Vertical Like a Ferris Wheel

Monday, January 14, 2019 - 14:40 in Astronomy & Space

Planet-forming disks of material typically orbit around the equators of stars, but now scientists have discovered such rings can go dramatically awry and encircle the poles of stars instead.

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