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  1. This goes well beyond what was expected from ALMA: for the first time, astronomers have been able to observe a disc around a young star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a neighboring galaxy. It’s the first time such a disc has ever been found outside our galaxy, and is identical to those forming planets in our Milky Way.

    almaobservatory.org/en/press-r

    #ALMA #ALMAObservatory #RadioAstronomy #ExtragalacticAstronomy #ProtoplanetaryDisks #LMC #LargeMagellanicCloud