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Astronomers Discover First Step Toward Planet Formation

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October 12, 2023

An international research team led by Project Assistant Professor Satoshi Ohashi of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) has conducted high-resolution and multi-wavelength observations of a protoplanetary disk around a relatively young protostar, DG Taurus (DG Tau), using ALMA* to study the structure of the disk and the size and amount of dust, the material for planets.

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