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En analysant des images acquises par le Très Grand Télescope de l'ESO ainsi que le Télescope Spatial Hubble NASA/ESA, les astronomes ont découvert l'existence, au sein d'un disque de poussière situé autour d'une étoile proche, de structures inconnues jusqu'alors. Semblables à des ondes animées d'un mouvement rapide, ces structures figurent dans le disque de l'étoile AU Microscopii. Elles ne ressemblent en rien à ce qui a pu être observé ou envisagé jusqu'à présent. L'origine ainsi que la nature de ces structures offrent donc aux astronomes un tout nouveau champ d'investigations. Les résultats de leurs observations font l'objet d'une publication au sein de l'édition du 8 octobre 2015 de la revue Nature.

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7 octobre 2015

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