Future outlook

The team wants to learn the more detailed structure and dynamics of Source I by using ALMA with higher resolution and sensitivity at higher frequency. Such observations should reveal the mysteries of the evolution of Source I. Hirota said, “It is also important that the physical conditions of a circumstellar disk depend on the mass of the central protostar. The circumstellar disk around a massive star is heated up to 3000 degrees Celsius. Dust that is the material for planets should melt away at such high temperatures. I wonder if planets can form under such condition. I’m interested in the dependence of planet formation on stellar mass and physical conditions.”