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Press Release

Release No.: 2005-21For Release: Friday, June 24, 2005
Detour: Planetary Construction Zone Ahead
TW Hydrae
The star system TW Hydrae, shown here in an artist's conception, possesses a protoplanetary disk holding vast numbers of pebble-sized rocky chunks. Those pebbles eventually should grow to become full-sized planets.
Credit: Bill Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF)
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