
This artist concept demonstrates how a dusty planet-forming disk can slow down a whirling young star, essentially saving the star from spinning itself to death. Evidence for this phenomenon comes from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope.
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NASA ID
PIA08626
Date Created
July 24, 2006
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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