Researchers from the European Southern Observatory have captured the first images of a planetary system with multiple exoplanets. The system revolves around a star that closely resembles our sun, only younger. Observing these alien systems will teach scientists how systems like ours formed and evolved over time. The technology for …
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In a former exoplanetary, astronomers have directly photographed two giant planets orbiting a star that is a virtual twin of the Sun, albeit much younger. The star is called TYC 8998-760-1 (after its identification number in Tycho’s catalog), and it’s about 310 light years away in the constellation Musca. It …
Read More »Part of the new image, which shows the star (top left) and the giant exoplanet.Image: ESO / Bohn et al. This first of its kind The image reveals a star system just 300 light years from Earth. That It was captured by the Very Large Telescope (VLT), which is managed …
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Finding a potentially habitable exoplanet is not as easy as you might think. Orbiting at a warm distance from the host star is only the first step. Size and composition also play a role, as does the level of flare activity in the star. And all of that doesn’t mean …
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This illustration shows how the planet KELT-9 b sees its host star. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center / Chris Smith (USRA) Astronomers have modeled one of the hottest and strangest planets known using measurements from NASA’s planet-hunting Exoplanet Reconnaissance (TESS) mission. The previously discovered planet, known as KELT-9 by HD …
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