Snow in an infant solar system: A frosty landmark for planet and comet formation
Thursday, July 18, 2013 - 14:01
in Astronomy & Space
A snow line has been imaged in a far-off infant solar system for the very first time. The snow line, located in the disc around the Sun-like star TW Hydrae, promises to tell us more about the formation of planets and comets, the factors that decide their composition, and the history of the Solar System.