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Astronomers watched the planet-forming disk around young star AB Aurigae actually rotate, the first time the spinning nursery has been filmed

For the first time, astronomers have filmed a planet-forming disk in motion, watching the swirling material around the young ...
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Astronomers capture first live spin of nearby planet-forming disk

A team of astronomers has achieved a breakthrough in observing planetary formation by directly tracking the rotation of a ...

Researchers Measured Alien Planet Spins and Discovered a Surprising Pattern

A new Keck Observatory study indicates that giant planets can spin faster than more massive brown dwarfs, revealing important ...

First direct view tracks planet-forming disk spinning around AB Aurigae

The rotation of a protoplanetary disk (a disk where planets are being formed) has been observed directly for the very first time by mapping the emissions from the dust grains within it. The disk in ...
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Earth isn't the only planet with seasons, but they can look wildly different on other worlds

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearby planets can affect how one planet 'wobbles' on its spin axis, which contributes to seasons. Mark Garlick/Science Photo ...
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Giant Planets Found to Spin Faster Than Failed Stars

How can scientists use spin as a fossil record for planetary evolution? This is what a recent study accepted for publication in The Astronomical Journal hopes to address as a team of scientists ...