ALMA image of the disc around the young star TW Hydrae
This video shows ALMA’s best image of a protoplanetary disc to date. The picture of the nearby young star TW Hydrae reveals the classic rings and gaps that signify planets are in formation in this system.
Credit:S. Andrews (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA); B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF); ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO). Music: Johan B. Monell (www.johanmonell.com).
About the Video
| Id: | eso1611a |
| Release date: | 31 March 2016, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1611 |
| Duration: | 50 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
| Category: | Exoplanets |
