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Universe TodayMark Thompson

Hubble Reveals Chaos in the Largest Planet Nursery Ever Seen

Hubble has imaged the largest planet-forming disk yet — nearly 40 times the diameter of our Solar System — nicknamed 'Dracula’s Chivito' for its hamburger-like edge-on appearance. The disk's chaotic, asymmetric structure with wisps above and below the midplane challenges assumptions about orderly planet nurseries.

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