一股巨大的气流倾斜了这颗行星形成盘

天文学家发现一股流入 GW Orionis 三合星系统的巨大气流可能导致了其行星形成盘的倾斜。这一发现为解释部分行星系的轨道错位现象提供了新的视角。

Astronomers found evidence that a giant stream of gas flowing into the GW Orionis young triple-star system may have tilted its planet-forming disk, offering a new explanation for why some planetary systems are misaligned. The next step is to search for shock fronts in the system, and to search for more of these massive streams of gas in other systems.