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Astronomy Picture from 17/10/2023

PDS 70: Disk, Planets, and Moons

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231017.htm<a href="/hashtag/ALMA" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#ALMA #Exoplanetx#MoonFormationo#PDS70c #SpaceSciencee#Astronomys#Astrophysicso#ExoplanetaryDiskt#FirstTimeSeenTimeSeen
ALMA image of the exoplanet PDS 70c and its surrounding disk, the first ever observed moon-forming disk around an exoplanet. The image shows a bright ring of dust and gas surrounding the star PDS 70, with a smaller, fuzzy disk around the planet PDS 70c, indicating the formation of moons. The disk around PDS 70c is believed to be capable of forming several Luna-sized moons.
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