Tag Archive for 'HL Tauri'

This ALMA image shows the water vapor (shades of blue) in the protoplanetary disk around HL Tauri; near the center of the disk, where the young star lives, the environment is hotter and the gas brighter; the red-hued rings are previous ALMA observations showing the distribution of dust around the star. Image credit: ALMA / ESO / NAOJ / NRAO / Facchini et al.

ALMA Detects Water Vapor in Protoplanetary Disk around Young Star

Feb 29, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

The water molecule is a key ingredient in the formation of planetary systems. Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)...

Rings of dust surrounding HL Tauri, with line patterns showing the orientation of polarized light. Image credit: NSF / AUI / NRAO / B. Saxton / Stephens et al.

ALMA Detects Dust Grains in Gaps of HL Tauri’s Protoplanetary Disk

Nov 21, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have captured a high-resolution image of HL Tauri, a young star in the constellation...

This image shows the protoplanetary disc surrounding the young star HL Tauri. Image credit: ALMA / ESO / NAOJ / NRAO.

New Research Sheds Light on Evolution of Interstellar Gas Clouds

Sep 15, 2020 by News Staff

HL Tauri, a young star located 450 light-years away in the constellation of Taurus, is glowing at the center of an system of concentric protoplanetary...

Embryonic Planets Found around Young Star HL Tauri

Apr 27, 2015 by News Staff

According to a group of astronomers led by Dr Daniel Tamayo of the University of Toronto Scarborough’s Centre for Planetary Science and the Canadian...

This is a composite image of the young star HL Tauri and its surroundings using data from ALMA and the Hubble Space Telescope. Image credit: ALMA / ESO / NAOJ / NRAO / ESA / Hubble / NASA / Judy Schmidt.

ALMA Captures Planet Formation around Young Star HL Tauri

Nov 6, 2014 by News Staff

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have captured an image of a protoplanetary disk around a young Sun-like star...