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Planet-forming disk found orbiting 2-star system at 90º in a first
short by Gaurav Shroff / on Tuesday, 15 January, 2019
A study led by the University of Warwick has found the first confirmed example of a double star system that has flipped its surrounding planet-forming disc towards its poles. This means that the disc surrounds these stars at right angles to their own plane of orbit, like a giant ferris wheel with a merry-go-round at the centre, scientists explained.