Hidden around 86 stars are the secrets of the birth of planets. This is one of the largest investigations ever carried out on planet formation disks.
The research provided a wealth of unique data on how planets are born in different regions of our galaxy. To date, more than 5,000 exoplanets have been discovered, which orbit around stars other than the Sun, and are often found within systems clearly different from our Solar System. New images collected by ESO's VLT show the extraordinary diversity of disks that form around young stars.