SPHERE Reveals Fascinating Zoo of Discs Around Young Stars
11 Apr 2018, 10:00 UTC
ESO/H. Avenhaus et al./DARTT-S collaboration
New images from the SPHERE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope are revealing the dusty discs surrounding nearby young stars in greater detail than previously achieved. They show a bizarre variety of shapes, sizes and structures, including the likely effects of planets still in the process of forming.
