哈勃发现最大的原行星磁盘,40x太阳系大小,具有汉堡类层,可能形成气体巨星。 Hubble spots largest protoplanetary disk, 40x solar system size, with hamburger-like layers, possibly forming gas giants.

美国航天局的哈勃空间望远镜捕捉到了最大的已知原行星磁盘,称为“Dracula's Chivito”,其直径是太阳系直径的40倍,到达了Kuiper带的外缘。 NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured the largest known protoplanetary disk, dubbed "Dracula's Chivito," spanning 40 times the diameter of our solar system and reaching the outer edge of the Kuiper Belt. 磁盘的边边角显示不对称的灰尘和气体层,类似于汉堡,有一条黑暗的中央通道,上下两带发光。 The disk, seen edge-on, displays asymmetric dust and gas layers resembling a hamburger, with a dark central lane and glowing upper and lower regions. 观测显示,它环绕着一个巨大的单一或二元恒星,并持有足以形成多种气体巨星的材料。 Observations suggest it surrounds a massive single or binary star and holds enough material to form multiple gas giants. 哈勃的WFC3仪器提供了史无前例的可见光细节,为行星形成提供了新的洞察力。 Hubble’s WFC3 instrument provided unprecedented visible-light detail, offering new insights into planet formation. 该发现以研究人员的文化根源命名,作为了解行星系统起源的独特实验室。 The discovery, named for the researchers’ cultural roots, serves as a unique laboratory for understanding planetary system origins.