Photo: ESO/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Weber et al.
It was then that it became clear that the spiral arms were breaking into fragments and forming large clumps.
This takes place if large fragments of material around a star contract and collapse.
Photo: ESO/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Weber et al.
The sky around the location of the star V960 Mon.
(Photo: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2.
A rust-colored spiralimaged by SPHEREswirls around the star.
The sky around the location of the star V960 Mon. (Photo: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin)
And scattered close to the center, the blue clumps of matter discovered by ALMA are also apparent.
For scientists, it’s thrilling to have visual proof of a long-held theory.
