An article accepted for publication in 'The Astrophysical Journal' reports a study on the binary system cataloged as SVS 13
An article accepted for publication in "The Astrophysical Journal" reports a study on the binary system cataloged as SVS 13, consisting of two protostars surrounded by disks of materials that could lead to the formation of planets. A team of researchers used thirty years of observations conducted with the VLA and new observations conducted with the ALMA radio telescope to obtain a detailed picture of the situation. The conclusion is that each of the two protostars has its own circumstellar disk and that there's a third disk of the circumbinary type that orbits both stars. The analysis of the data also led to the identification of nearly thirty molecules in the SVS 13 system including thirteen complex organic molecules precursors of life.