When the disks of gas and dust that surround young stars are misaligned, a phenomenon predicted by models - known as "disk tearing" - does appear to occur, according to a new observational study of a young triple-star system located in the constellation of Orion.
The circumstellar disk in the triple-star system GW-Orionis is shaped by disk tearing
- EurekAlert
- 3. 9 2020 (06:00)