天文学家可能已经找到了行星诞生的第一个直接证据

天文学家发现了新行星诞生的第一个潜在证据

The first direct evidence of a planet being born may have been found by astronomers.

天文学家可能已经找到了行星诞生的第一个直接证据

The space-focused researchers think they’ve spotted the phenomenon around 520 light-years away from Earth.

聚焦太空的研究人员认为，他们已经在距离地球520光年的地方发现了这种现象。

The image above shows a dense disc of dust and gas surrounding a young star called AB Aurigae.

上图显示了一个由尘埃和气体组成的致密圆盘，围绕着一颗叫做AB御夫座的年轻恒星。

This spiral structure with a twisted shape in the middle indicated to the astronomers that a new planet may be in the process of forming.

这种中间呈扭曲形状的螺旋结构向天文学家表明，一颗新行星可能正在形成过程中。

Planets outside of our solar system are referred to as exoplanets.

太阳系以外的行星被称为系外行星。

The scientists said a swirling disc is one of the telltale signs of a star system being born.

科学家们说，漩涡盘是恒星系统诞生的迹象之一。

The researchers used the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile to take a look at the Auriga constellation disc.

研究人员利用欧洲南方天文台在智利的甚大望远镜(VLT)来观察御夫座星盘。

They think that the bright twist you can see near the center could be evidence of a new planet forming.

他们认为在中心附近看到的明亮的扭曲可能是新行星形成的证据。

Particles within dust and gas discs collide and stick together as they orbit a star.

尘埃和气体盘中的粒子在围绕恒星运行时碰撞并粘在一起。

This can then create a new world.

这样就可以创造一个新世界。

If the astronomers are correct, this image will reportedly be the first direct evidence of such an incredible event.

如果天文学家是正确的，这张图片将是第一个直接证据，真实一个不可思议的事件。

The image was issued by the European Southern Observatory (ESO).

这张图片由欧洲南方天文台(ESO)发布。