Doing a deep dive into the dusty Milky Way

Astronomers from the University of Warwick reveal a new phenomenon dubbed the “rocking shadow“ effect that describes how disks in forming planetary systems are oriented, and how they move around their host star. The effect also gives clues as to how they might evolve with time. Read more at Animation showing the cumulative build-up of dust looking from Earth’s local neighborhood to around 13,000 lightyears towards the center of the Milky Way.  Video Credit: EXPLORE/ACRI-ST/GEPI