Planet-forming disk around a low-mass star (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Planet-forming disk around a low-mass star

Caption

This illustration shows a lower mass star surrounded by its planet-forming disk of gas and dust. The planet formation process would cause gaps, not shown in this illustration, to appear in the disk. The streams near the center show how matter from the disk is still falling onto the star.

Credit

NASA/CXC/M. Weiss

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License

Public Domain

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