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MPI für Astronomie Aug 28, 2025

2/ 💡 Die Forschung fand im Rahmen der #exoALMA-Kollaboration statt.

Mit dem #ALMA-Radiointerferometer konnten dabei feine Details protoplanetarer Scheiben aufgelöst werden. MPIA-Direktorin Myriam Benisty ist exoALMA-Co-PI und Mitautorin der Studie. #Exoplaneten

👉 https://www.mpia.de/news/2025-exoalma

exoALMA shows intricate structures in planet-forming disks

In a major project milestone, the first 17 papers with scientific results from the exoALMA project have been published. The project has studied 15 protoplanetary disks around young stars in unprecedented detail, revealing the complex dynamics within these planetary birthplaces. The results are based on observations with the ALMA observatory, and were obtained using newly developed techniques for producing particularly detailed images with ALMA.

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MPI für Astronomie Aug 28, 2025

2/ 💡 The research was carried out in the framework of the #exoALMA collaboration using the #ALMA radio interferometer to resolve small details of protoplanetary discs. MPIA Director Myriam Benisty is an exoALMA Co-PI and a co-author of the study. #Exoplanets

👉 https://www.mpia.de/news/2025-exoalma

exoALMA shows intricate structures in planet-forming disks

In a major project milestone, the first 17 papers with scientific results from the exoALMA project have been published. The project has studied 15 protoplanetary disks around young stars in unprecedented detail, revealing the complex dynamics within these planetary birthplaces. The results are based on observations with the ALMA observatory, and were obtained using newly developed techniques for producing particularly detailed images with ALMA.

Dr. Juande Santander-Vela Apr 28, 2025

An international collaboration called exoALMA is using our telescopes to s peer through the dusty disks where planets are born. Thanks to their newly developed advanced imaging techniques, exoALMA has revealed the most sharp images of young solar systems, as never seen before. This research project has just published 17 papers, with several more coming on the several months.

The exoALMA collaboration is using ALMA to conduct a comprehensive planet hunting campaign in the sub-mm regime. They claim to be the first to focus on still-forming planets, instead of fully formed ones.

Unlike traditional planet-hunting methods that look for a young planet's direct light, exoALMA looks for the effects planets have on their surroundings. This approach potentially allows to detect much younger planets than ever before. "It's like trying to spot a fish by looking for ripples in a pond, rather than [the] fish itself.”

ExoALMA survey reveals incredible images of structures in protoplanetary disks | ALMA Observatory

An international scientific team have embarked on an exciting new project to hunt for planets forming around young stars. The exoALMA project, using the powerful Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile, is peering into the dusty disks where planets are born. Thanks to newly developed advanced imaging techniques, exoALMA has revealed the most sharp...