We Just Took the First Image of a Baby Planet!

SPHERE took a photo of a baby planet and the origin of the asteroid belt may be less mysterious than we thought.

Host: Caitlin Hofmeister

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Sources:
http://www.eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepapers/eso1821/eso1821a.pdf [PDF]
http://www.eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepapers/eso1821/eso1821b.pdf [PDF]
https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1821/
http://subarutelescope.org/Pressrelease/2012/11/08/index.html
https://www.eso.org/sci/facilities/paranal/instruments/sphere.html
http://www.almaobservatory.org/en/about-alma-at-first-glance/how-alma-works/capabilities/detecting-extrasolar-planets-under-formation-with-alma/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-018-0482-4
https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/glossary/h.html
https://www.britastro.org/asteroids/dymock4.pdf
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Images:
https://www.eso.org/public/usa/images/eso1821a/
https://www.subarutelescope.org/Pressrelease/2012/11/08/index.html
https://www.eso.org/public/usa/images/eso1640a/
http://www.almaobservatory.org/en/images/antennas-in-aos/
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/a-swarm-of-asteroids-in-front-of-the-milky-way-galaxy-gm698529608-129409997
https://images.nasa.gov/details-PIA17016.html
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/impact-earth-meteor-in-route-collision-gm469156150-62267818
https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/scrapbooking-ideas-photo-album-for-little-princess-girls-photo-book-gm873520500-243939221