A "Space Hamburger" During the Onset of an Extra-Solar System | Inverse

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B-roll from video of accretion disk feeding a central young star, or protostar, during the onset of an extra-solar system. Researchers have discovered what looks like a “space hamburger” – a disk of dense gas and dust that feeds star formation – around a very young star. Read more on Inverse: http://inv.rs/byxg

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