Rare Triple-Star System Surrounded by a Disk With a Spiral Structure (IMAGE)

University of Oklahoma

Rare Triple-Star System Surrounded by a Disk With a Spiral Structure

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ALMA captured the image of the tri-system and the disk material around the stars and the spiral arms. The system spans a region about five times the size of our own solar system.

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University of Oklahoma and ALMA

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