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HL Tauri, a newly born star showing a solar system in formation

Posted on 6/25/18 at 9:40 pm
Posted by DavidTheGnome
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Posted on 6/25/18 at 9:40 pm


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HL Tauri (abbreviated HL Tau) is a very young T Tauri star[5] in the constellation Taurus, approximately 450 light-years (140 pc) from Earth[1] in the Taurus Molecular Cloud.[6] The luminosity and effective temperature of HL Tauri imply that its age is less than 100,000 years.[7] At apparent magnitude 15.1,[3] it is too faint to be seen with the unaided eye. It is surrounded by a protoplanetary disk marked by dark bands visible in submillimeter radiation that may indicate a number of planets in the process of formation.[2] It is accompanied by the Herbig–Haro object HH 150, a jet of gas emitted along the rotational axis of the disk that is colliding with nearby interstellar dust and gas.

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An image of the protoplanetary disk made at submillimeter wavelengths by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) was made public in 2014, showing a series of concentric bright rings separated by gaps. The disk appeared much more evolved than would have been expected from the age of the system, which suggests that the planetary formation process may be faster than previously thought.[14] ALMA's Catherine Vlahakis said, "When we first saw this image we were astounded at the spectacular level of detail. HL Tauri is no more than a million years old, yet already its disc appears to be full of forming planets. This one image alone will revolutionize theories of planet formation."[14]
Posted by Kentucker
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Member since Apr 2013
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Posted on 6/25/18 at 9:53 pm to
Many astrophysicists think the Universe is in the early era of solar system formations that can support life. This means that second and third generation stars that form in dust clouds rich with the metals and other elements necessary for life will become more common than they are now.

In other words, life, and presumably intelligent life is only now getting started in the Universe. We may be rare indeed.
Posted by SundayFunday
Member since Sep 2011
9620 posts
Posted on 6/25/18 at 9:55 pm to
So you’re saying I can be an Ancient One?


Posted by rbWarEagle
Member since Nov 2009
49999 posts
Posted on 6/25/18 at 10:07 pm to
shite, what if we're the ancient aliens?


Anyone have ice cubes for this bong, by the way?
Posted by Kentucker
Cincinnati, KY
Member since Apr 2013
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Posted on 6/25/18 at 10:10 pm to
Sure, a billion years from now intelligent races might look back to their human origins.
Posted by TigerintheNO
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2004
42785 posts
Posted on 6/25/18 at 10:18 pm to
scientist can't find enough phosphorus to support life in most solar systems, they aren't find that it is rarer than they originally thought.
Posted by jpbTiger
Tampa FL
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Posted on 6/25/18 at 10:20 pm to
Very cool,thanks David.
Posted by DavidTheGnome
Monroe
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Posted on 6/25/18 at 10:25 pm to
You’re welcome.

video zooming in on it LINK
Posted by LSURussian
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Posted on 6/25/18 at 10:28 pm to
Space stuff makes me feel really insignificant.
Posted by foshizzle
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Posted on 6/25/18 at 10:38 pm to
Reminds me of this.

Posted by Sentrius
Fort Rozz
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Posted on 6/25/18 at 10:39 pm to
And just think this is not a live picture.

The images we're seeing were sent to Earth through light waves hundreds of thousands of years ago.
Posted by LSUAlum2001
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Member since Aug 2003
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Posted on 6/25/18 at 10:42 pm to
quote:

In other words, life, and presumably intelligent life is only now getting started in the Universe.


Depending on the observer, life in certain areas of the universe may have come and gone eons ago.
This post was edited on 6/25/18 at 10:44 pm
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 6/25/18 at 10:43 pm to
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The images we're seeing were sent to Earth through light waves hundreds of thousands of years ago.
Or, maybe just 450 years ago as the OP describes....
Posted by jmarto1
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Posted on 6/25/18 at 10:50 pm to
They may study our creation and use of the fleshlight
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 6/25/18 at 11:20 pm to
quote:

And just think this is not a live picture.

The images we're seeing were sent to Earth through light waves hundreds of thousands of years ago.


What we are seeing is only 450 years old. The article mentions the star itself is probably less than one hundred thousand years old.

And it's submillimeter radiation - a much longer wavelength than visible light. The whole system is surrounded by gas that basically hides the visible light. Submillimeter is in the far infrared to microwave part of the spectrum.
Posted by TheDude
Member since May 2004
2686 posts
Posted on 6/25/18 at 11:25 pm to
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scientist can't find enough phosphorus to support life in most solar systems, they aren't find that it is rarer than they originally thought.




Goodly use of the grammers, baw!!!!!
Posted by Sao
East Texas Piney Woods
Member since Jun 2009
68123 posts
Posted on 6/25/18 at 11:33 pm to

This is just a distorted image of an oven burner. These tricks won't work on intelligent lifeforms like us, Catherine.
Posted by TigerMond84
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Posted on 6/25/18 at 11:36 pm to
God I love the OT. You get a post about this article one minute, then one about Colorado weed price fluctuations the next.
Posted by rbWarEagle
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Posted on 6/26/18 at 1:33 am to
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God I love the OT. You get a post about this article one minute, then one about Colorado weed price fluctuations the next.



Posted by PowerTool
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Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 6/26/18 at 2:34 am to
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They may study our creation and use of the fleshlight


Some day, future scientists will find our internet archives and wonder why we were so obsessed with incest porn. Anthropologists will say that it was traditional for men in our society to lose their virginity to their stepmom's and sisters.
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