A planet has created spiral arms around a young star

Universe Today

When you hear the phrase “spiral arms” you probably think of galaxies. Many galaxies have bright arcs of stars spiraling away from their center, including our own Milky Way. But not all galaxies have spiral arms, and galaxies aren’t the only celestial objects with spiral arms. About a third of protoplanetary disks around young stars … Read more

The reddest planet ever seen explains the spiral arms of recently forming star systems

Large image from the MWC 758 system Binocular Telescope Interferometer (LBTI) in infrared wavelengths.  C indicates the alleged planet MWC 758c, believed to be responsible for the formation of at least one of the spiral arms

A giant planet twice the mass of Jupiter has been detected after previous searches failed to find it. The planet was expected to unfurl swirling arms within the protoplanetary disk around a very young star, but was missed because its light is at unexpectedly long wavelengths. Just as the discovery of the planets solves the … Read more