ALMA views giant dusty disk in Gomezs Hamburger with signs of early giant planet formation
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 06, 2026
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ALMA have identified the earliest phases of giant planet formation inside the dense layers of gas and dust in the nearly edge-on disk known as Gomez's Hamburger GoHam. The team presented the research, which is in preparation for publication, at a press conference during the American Astronomical Society's annual meeting in Januar
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ALMA have identified the earliest phases of giant planet formation inside the dense layers of gas and dust in the nearly edge-on disk known as Gomez's Hamburger GoHam. The team presented the research, which is in preparation for publication, at a press conference during the American Astronomical Society's annual meeting in Januar