This artist’s illustration shows two gas giant exoplanets orbiting the young star PDS 70. These planets are still growing by accreting material from a surrounding disk. In the process, they have gravitationally carved out a large gap in the disk. The gap extends from distances equivalent to the orbits of Uranus and Neptune in our Solar System.
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About the Image
| Id: | stsci-h-p1926a |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | 4 October 2019, 17:19 |
| Size: | 3840 x 2160 px |
About the Object
| Name: | PDS 70 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
| Category: | Exoplanets |
