Astronomers capture breathtaking first look at a planet being born
- PhD student Chloe Lawlor led a University of Galway research team in discovering WISPIT 2c, a young gas giant estimated at 5 million years old and 10 times the mass of Jupiter.
- Located 430 light years from Earth, the young star WISPIT 2 hosts this newly discovered world, where the same international team previously imaged the protoplanet WISPIT 2b last year.
- Using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile, researchers captured a 'chemical fingerprint' of carbon monoxide gas, confirming the planet's atmospheric composition.
- As only the second confirmed young multi-planet system, WISPIT 2 provides scientists a rare opportunity to study massive planet formation and compare it to our own solar system.
- Dr. Christian Ginski and his team have secured observation time on the James Webb Space Telescope to attempt direct imaging of the planet and further study its formation.
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Direct Confirmation Of Two Baby Planets Forming Around A Young Sun-like Star
Astronomers have observed two planets forming in the disc around a young star named WISPIT 2. Having previously detected one planet, the team have now employed European Southern Observatory (ESO) telescopes to confirm the presence of another. These observations, and the unique structure of the disc around the star, indicate that the WISPIT 2 system could resemble our young Solar System.
Astronomers are witnessing the birth of a solar system
Astronomers are watching the birth of a solar system unfold right before them. A young nearby star has revealed a second giant planet forming inside its dusty space surroundings. Scientists confirmed the new exoplanet around the star, known as WISPIT 2, using powerful telescopes, including the European Southern Observatory, and advanced imaging techniques. The discovery adds to earlier evidence reported last year that the system already hosted o…
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Proceso DigitalThree teams of astronomers have made use of SPHERE, an advanced instrument for the detection of exoplanets installed in the VLT (Very Large Telescope), at ESO's Paranal Observatory (European Southern Observatory), in order to shed light on the enigmatic evolution of incipient planetary systems. Continue reading...
Two Protoplanets Emerge from Dusty Disk around Nearby Young Star
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) and VLT Interferometer (VLTI) in Chile, astronomers have directly observed two gas giants emerging from the planet-forming disk around a star known as WISPIT 2, offering one of the clearest views yet of how a planetary system may form. The post Two Protoplanets Emerge from Dusty Disk around Nearby Young Star appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
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