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Disks around young stars (DG Tauri B, Haro 6-5B, Herbig-Haro 30, HH 30 , HK Tau , IRAS 04288+2417) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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Disks around young stars

February 9, 1999 · ESA/Hubble · DG Tauri B, Haro 6-5B, Herbig-Haro 30, HH 30 , HK Tau , IRAS 04288+2417

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Dramatic pictures of eerie disks of dust encircling young stars are giving astronomers a new look at what may be the early formative stages of planetary systems.