Dust of stars turning in the opposite direction
2006/05/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria
In the constellation of Ophiucus of the solar system there is a special star. According to NASA astronomers, the interior and exterior of the gas disc surrounding the star revolve in opposite directions.
According to astronomers, stars and planets formed when giant clouds of gas and dust collapsed. When the cloud collapses, a rotating disk forms around the newly created star. The disc rotates in a sense and the planets that are formed by joining the disc materials revolve in that sense. An example is the solar system: The planets around the Sun orbit in the same direction the Sun turns.
But there are exceptions. Precisely in the star observed through the Very Large Array radio telescope, the internal and external materials of the disc surrounding the star turn in opposite directions. Hence astronomers conclude that the origin of planets is more complex than expected. In fact, if planets were created around this star, those near it would orbit in a sense and those at a distance on the contrary.
