Even though the universe has hundreds of protoplanetary discs, which are the bands of gas and dust encircling newly formed young stars, it has been challenging to observe genuine planetary birth and development in these settings.
Currently, astronomers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian have created a novel method to find these elusive newborn planets, along with "smoking gun" proof of a small Neptune or Saturn-like planet hiding in a disc. The Astrophysical Journal Letters today published a description of the findings.
Perseverance landed in the Jezero Crater, a spot chosen partly for the crater s history as a lake and as part of a rich river system, back when Mars had liquid water, air and a magnetic field.What
Perseverance landed in the Jezero Crater, a spot chosen partly for the crater s history as a lake and as part of a rich river system, back when Mars had liquid water, air and a magnetic field.What
through the hubble space telescope. hubble s more powerful successor, the james webb, was launched in december. and since the summer, it s been sending back extraordinary images of the universe. over the years to come, the telescope will be peering ever further back in time, transforming our knowledge, both of distant worlds and of planets in our own back yard. helen briggs, bbc news. it is just amazing. for more on this, i am joined now by planetary astronomer imke de pater, who is one of the leaders of the project. first off, ijust have to say, congratulations. these images are astonishing, and you are one of the visible investigators, leading this project. did you expect the images to be this good? ida. project. did you expect the images to be this good? to be this good? no, i did not exect to be this good? no, i did not exoect it to be this good? no, i did not exoect it to to be this good? no, i did not expect it to be to be this good? no, i did not expect it to be discovere