Wednesday 27 April 2016

Light echoes give clues to planet nursery around star

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For the first time, astronomers used echoes of light to determine the distance from a star to the inner wall of its surrounding planet-forming disk of dust and gas. Being able to exactly pinpoint the inner edge of such disks is a big step forward in understanding the evolution of planetary systems.
via Science Daily
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