Astronomers have just discovered the first ribbon around a star

A telescope has just captured an image of a ribbon around a young star - this can change our whole understanding of how a star forms.

A telescope has just captured an image of a ribbon around a young star - this can change our whole understanding of how a star forms.

Extremely harsh conditions around young stars often cause water to move straight from the gaseous body to the solid , bypassing the liquid phase completely. Where this transformation happens is called a ribbon . This ribbon is visible because the young star V883 Orionis emits steam-boosting sparks around it, where the planets will form. This helps the Atacama Large Millimeter / submillimeter Array telescope (ALMA) see the tape.

This phenomenon can bring more knowledge about how planets form. Researchers at ESO say they suspect that the position of a planet is forming at the ice sheet that determines the nature of the planet when it is formed . If the planet is forming inside the ice, where water exists in the form of vapor, the result will be a rocky planet like Earth. The planets form outside the edge of the ice where solid water will become a giant gas globe like Jupiter.

After observing the active band, scientists hope to explain its role in the development of planets.