This image from the SPHERE instrument on the Very Large Telescope is of a planet forming around the dwarf star PDS 70.

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Keywords: 70, 70b, astronomy, c039/0140, c0390140, centaurus, disk, dwarf, exolanet, exoplanet, formation, forming, large, pds, planet, planetary, protoplanetary, science, space, star, telescope, vlt