Sierk van Terwisga
@sierkdoesscience.bsky.social
I'm an astronomer working with ALMA on the destruction and chemistry of protoplanetary disks. Currently a postdoc at the IWF and no longer living from boxes!
Very cool work from Monsch et al. on the arxiv today, on a recently-discovered protoplanetary disk seen very nearly edge-on. It has weird, wispy structures and asymmetries - far more dynamic than we normally imagine disks to be! And, of course, it makes for beautiful images.
arxiv.org/abs/2510.11819
arxiv.org/abs/2510.11819
October 15, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Very cool work from Monsch et al. on the arxiv today, on a recently-discovered protoplanetary disk seen very nearly edge-on. It has weird, wispy structures and asymmetries - far more dynamic than we normally imagine disks to be! And, of course, it makes for beautiful images.
arxiv.org/abs/2510.11819
arxiv.org/abs/2510.11819