An article published in “The Astrophysical Journal Letters” reports a model that traces the evolution of protoplanetary disks through five stages. A team of researchers from the ODISEA (Ophiuchus DIsc Survey Employing ALMA) project developed this model using both simulations and observations of protoplanetary disks within the Ophiuchus molecular cloud obtained using the ALMA radio telescope. The type of evolution observed confirms the division into stages proposed in 2020 in an article published in the journal “Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society” and offers some confirmation of the mechanisms by which giant planets influence the dynamics within those disks.