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Mystery of planet-forming disks explained by magnetism

Magnetic loops carry gas and dust above disks of planet-forming

Astronomers say that magnetic storms in the gas orbiting young stars may explain a mystery that has persisted since before 2006. Researchers using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope to study developing stars have had a hard time figuring out why the stars give off more infrared light than expected. The planet-forming ...

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