# Cosmic 'hamburger' offers rare edge-on view of where giant planets may take shape

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-19T20:20:01+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-cosmic-hamburger-rare-edge-view.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/cosmic-hamburger-offers-rare-edge-on-view-of-where-giant-planets-may-t-6cf234/

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) were surprised to discover the earliest phases of giant planet formation between the dense layers of gas and dust in the "Gomez's Hamburger" system, referred to as GoHam.

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