ALMA Image of the Disc around the Young Star TW Hydrae (IMAGE)

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ALMA Image of the Disc around the Young Star TW Hydrae

Caption

ALMA's best image of a protoplanetary disc to date. This picture of the nearby young star TW Hydrae reveals the classic rings and gaps that signify planets are in formation in this system.

Credit

S. Andrews (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA); B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF); ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)

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