[Press Release] Are planets forming at the same time as their stars?

Dr. Nami Sakai and her colleagues have shown that the "ring structure" in a growing protostellar disk may have been created by the growth of dust deposits at the beginning of planet formation. This is a fundamental result for the study of the chemistry of planet-forming regions. For more information, access this page.
https://www.riken.jp/press/2021/20210122_1/index.html