Science
Warped gas disc torn apart by three stars directly observed for the first time – ZME Science
This spectacular three-star system is radically different than our solar system. The GW Orionis system possesses a never before observed planet-forming disc of dust and gas that has been ripped apart by three misaligned inner stars.
Astronomers have discovered a spectacular first in terms of star clusters and planet-forming discs of gas, a system–GW Orionis–with a warped disc with torn out inner rings. The team believes that the disc’s odd shape –which defies the common view of a flat plane orbiting planets and gas discs–was created when the misalignment of the three stars at the centre of the disc caused it to fracture into distinct rings.
As well as being extraordinary in its own right, the astronomers believe that the …
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