Clues In A Dusty Disk Point The Way To A Potential Exoplanet

Clues In A Dusty Disk Point The Way To A Potential Exoplanet

Astronomers struggle to detect small exoplanets directly. One tool they use is to search for the effects these planets have on debris disks around stars. Clues in these disks tell astronomers where they can find sub-Jupiter mass exoplanets.