Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Mystery of planet-forming disks explained by magnetism

Mystery of planet-forming disks explained by magnetism

"The starlight-intercepting material lies not in a halo, and not in a traditional disk either, but in a disk atmosphere supported by magnetic fields," said Turner. "Such magnetized atmospheres were predicted to form as the disk drives gas inward to crash onto the growing star."
Read more at http://www.tgdaily.com/space-features/89456-mystery-of-planet-forming-disks-explained-by-magnetism#Dsz2CQbqP57Ze2cy.99

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