Protoplanetary

  • News HeadlinesNeptune sized planet found inside protoplanetary disk

    Neptune-sized planet found inside protoplanetary disk

    (ORDO NEWS) — Astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Institution have developed a new way to search for planets forming inside protoplanetary disks. They were able to identify signs of the existence of a young planet the size of Neptune or Saturn inside such a disk. Scientists have observed the protoplanetary disk LkCa 15, located at a distance of 518 light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Taurus, using the…

  • ScienceStudying wobbling shadows in protoplanetary disks

    Studying wobbling shadows in protoplanetary disks

    (ORDO NEWS) — Astronomers at the University of Warwick have discovered a new phenomenon called the “rolling shadow” effect, which describes the orientation of disks in forming planetary systems and their movement around a host star. This effect also provides clues as to how they might evolve over time. Stars are born when a large cloud of gas and dust collapses on itself. The remaining material that doesn’t hit the…