Although the asteroid did not pose a serious threat, it was used as an important training exercise for the future
Solar System
Solar System
Deep Space
A planet being born has been directly imaged for the first time ever
This young planet is shaping its host primordial disk and its atmosphere appears to be cloudy
Astronomy
Protoplanetary discs finally seen in unrivalled detail
Courtesy of a Very Large Telescope instrument, there has now been an influx of fantastic images unmasking the dusty discs that surround young stars
News
Large telescope captures baby planets sculpting dusty discs
Sharp new observations have revealed striking features in planet-forming regions around young stars