planet-forming

ALMA

ALMA Uncovers ‘Wiggle’ Signaling Gravitational Instability in Planet-Forming Disks

The formation of stars and planets has long been attributed to the Nebula Theory, where a massive cloud of gas and dust—known as a nebula—collapses under its own gravity. This collapse gives birth to a new star, and the remaining material forms a disk around it, known as a protoplanetary disk. Over millions of years, this disk evolves, giving rise to planets, moons, and other celestial bodies. Our very own Solar System formed in this manner about 4.5 billion years