February 9, 1999 01:00 PM (EST)

News Release Number: STScI-1999-05

Vast Stellar Disks Set Stage for Planet Birth in New Hubble Images

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All images from this news release:

Young Stars and Stellar Disks Image Type: Astronomical PRC1999-05a

Young Stars Surrounded by Disks of Dust Image Type: Astronomical PRC1999-05b

CoKu Tau/1 Image Type: Astronomical

DG Tau B Image Type: Astronomical

Haro 6-5B Image Type: Astronomical

HH 30 model comparison Image Type: Astronomical/Illustration

DG Tau B: A Star System Emits Jets of Gas Image Type: Astronomical

Haro 6-5B wider field Image Type: Astronomical

Herbig-Haro 30 Image Type: Astronomical

DG Tauri B: A Star With a Thick Dust Lane and Bright Gas Jet Image Type: Astronomical

Haro 6-5B: A Disk of Dust Around a Star Image Type: Astronomical

HK Tauri Image Type: Astronomical

How Circumstellar Disks Form and Evolve Image Type: Illustration

I04016 Image Type: Astronomical

I04248 Image Type: Astronomical

I04302 Image Type: Astronomical

HK Tauri/c model comparison Image Type: Astronomical/Illustration

Four Young Stars With Nearly Edge-on Disks Image Type: Astronomical/Illustration

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