HST images giant planet formation

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Post by notFritzArgelander » Thu Apr 29, 2021 6:34 pm

https://phys.org/news/2021-04-hubble-giant-planet.html

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Post by Thefatkitty » Thu Apr 29, 2021 10:49 pm

Wow, that is fascinating! "Thirty-one years after launch, we're still finding new ways to use Hubble". Yeah, no kidding!

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Post by notFritzArgelander » Mon May 03, 2021 8:40 pm

https://phys.org/news/2021-05-astronome ... -eyes.html

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Post by helicon » Mon May 03, 2021 9:02 pm

Hubble has turned out to have been a great investment.

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Post by notFritzArgelander » Mon May 03, 2021 10:00 pm

helicon wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 9:02 pm Hubble has turned out to have been a great investment.

I heartily agree....

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Post by GCoyote » Thu May 06, 2021 1:26 am

Interesting as well that the proto-planetary magnetic field helps gather more gas and dust and that HST can pick up the signature of this activity.

Awesome.

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