Beta Pictoris planet makes waves
Simulations explain features in disk around young star
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SPLASH ZONE A periodically plunging planet causes these spiral waves in the belt of debris surrounding the star Beta Pictoris, as seen in this computer simulation.
NASA Goddard Scientific Visualization Studio