Astronomers have discovered a new feature in the distribution of planets beyond the solar system, and this finding could help us understand the dynamics that determine the formation of exoplanets ...
The close-up view shows PDS 70c and its circumplanetary disk center-front, with the larger circumstellar ring-like disk taking up most of the right-hand side of the image. The star PDS 70 is at ...
For centuries, planets beyond our solar system—called exoplanets—existed only in theory and science fiction. It seemed nearly impossible to detect planets light-years away, since the ...
Matthews et al. overcame these difficulties by using MIRI to detect mid-infrared radiation from what could be the coldest and oldest exoplanet ever imaged. The age range of its star, ε Indi A ...
This is the first exoplanet detection made as part of the NEID Earth Twin Survey (NETS). The finding ... An international group of researchers including University of Arizona astronomers ...