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Protoplanetary disk

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A new star is born.

HL Tau protoplanetary disk.jpg
HL Tau protoplanetary disk.jpg
It has a big ring of dust. This ring is flat like pizza dough. The dust helps make planets. It can even help make life!
Disk comet nebula.jpg
Disk comet nebula.jpg
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File:HL Tau protoplanetary disk.jpg
HL Tau protoplanetary disk.jpg
File:The evolutionary sequence of protoplanetary disks with substructures.png
The evolutionary sequence of...
File:Mamajek09 diskfraction.jpg
Mamajek09 diskfraction.jpg
File:Protoplanetary Disk Simulated Spiral Arm vs Observational Data.jpg
Protoplanetary Disk Simulated Spiral Arm...
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Soot-line1.jpg
File:Disk comet nebula.jpg
Disk comet nebula.jpg
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