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Nature is full of spirals on all scales: galaxies, forming stars, hurricanes, whirlpools.
The starbirth image (#2) is a new one from the ALMA observatory, revealing the intricate geometry that leads to the creation of new planetary systems.
https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-releases/star-birth-spectacle-unveiled-from-chile/
#science #nature #designThis image of the young star V960 Mon and its surrounding material was taken with the Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet REsearch (SPHERE) instrument on ESO’s VLT. The material orbiting the young star is assembling together in a series of intricate spiral arms that extend to distances greater than the entire Solar System. Credit: ESO/Weber et al.
Hurricane Florence in 2018 as seen from the International Space Station. The eye, eyewall, and surrounding rainbands, characteristics of tropical cyclones in the narrow sense, are clearly visible in this view from space.
A whirlpool near Saint-Malo in Brittany, France.