Artist’s impression of the disc around the young star TW Hydrae
2,233 views · Published 15 June 2016 · 0:18 · Indexed 1 October 2026
Channel: European Southern Observatory (ESO) · 2016 · Science & Technology
This artist’s impression video shows the closest known protoplanetary disc, around the star TW Hydrae in the huge constellation of Hydra (The Female Watersnake). The organic molecule methyl alcohol (methanol) has been found by the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) in this disc. This is the first such detection of the compound in a young planet-forming disc. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1619a/ Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser
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