
Exoplanet In A Ring Gap Reveals How Protoplanets Shape Their Environment
The discovery of an Exoplanet In A Ring Gap orbiting a young, Sun-like star has sent waves of excitement through the astronomical community. For decades, scientists have theorized that planets carve gaps in the circumstellar discs that surround young stars. These discs, made of dust and gas, are the birthplaces of planetary systems. Until now,…