Archive · 12 Jan 2026

Cosmic Hamburger Reveals Planet Formation Signs

Cosmic Hamburger Reveals Planet Formation Signs

Scientists have discovered a huge disk of gas and dust in space, called Gomez's Hamburger (GoHam), that looks like a burger from Earth.

This disk is so big that it's the largest of its kind ever seen.

The scientists used a powerful tool called ALMA to study it.

They found that planets might be forming inside this disk.

The disk has layers of gas that look like the buns of a burger, and the dust is in the middle.

Studying GoHam helps scientists understand how planets are born and how they change the gas and dust around them.

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