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Planet-forming disc is torn apart in triple star system

21 Sep 2020
GW Orionis
Torn disc: artist’s impression of the circumstellar disc surrounding GW Orionis. The innermost ring can be seen at an angle to the rest of the disc. (Courtesy: ESO/L Calçada, Exeter/Kraus et al.)
The young triple star system GW Orionis appears to be surrounded by a ring of gas and dust that has

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