Loops of Gas and Dust Rise from Planetary Disks Artist Concept

Magnetic loops carrying gas and dust above disks of planet-forming material circling stars are shown in this artist conception, which NASA Spitzer Space Telescope detects as infrared light.

Magnetic loops carrying gas and dust above disks of planet-forming material circling stars are shown in this artist conception, which NASA Spitzer Space Telescope detects as infrared light.