Protoplanet orbiting a star. Optical image showing a candidate protoplanet in the disc of gas and dust around the young star HD100546. This newly-discovered object lies about 70 times further from its star than the Earth does from the Sun. The brightest part of this picture is the candidate protoplanet,whilst the dark disc at the bottom is hiding the very bright star itself. Imaged by the NACO system on the Very Large Telescope,European Southern Observatory,Chile | |
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