Hubble and Webb probe surprisingly smooth disk around Vega

Hubble and Webb Take Closer Look at Planetary Debris Disk around Vega

There is no obvious evidence for one or more large exoplanets plowing through the face-on debris disk encircling Vega, one of the brightest stars in the night sky. The post Hubble and Webb Take Closer Look at Planetary Debris Disk around Vega appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

NASA's Hubble, Webb probe surprisingly smooth disk around Vega

Teams of astronomers used the combined power of NASA's Hubble and James Webb space telescopes to revisit the legendary Vega disk.

Hubble and Webb probe surprisingly smooth disk around Vega

In the 1997 movie "Contact," adapted from Carl Sagan's 1985 novel, the lead character scientist Ellie Arroway (played by actor Jodi Foster) takes a space-alien-built wormhole ride to the star Vega. She emerges inside a snowstorm of debris encircling the star—but no obvious planets are visible.

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Hubble and Webb probe surprisingly smooth disk around Vega - Tech and Science Post

In the 1997 movie “Contact,” adapted from Carl Sagan’s 1985 novel, the lead character scientist Ellie Arroway (played by actor Jodi Foster) takes a space-alien-built wormhole ride to the star Vega. She emerges inside a snowstorm of debris encircling the star—but no obvious planets are visible. It looks like the filmmakers got it right. A team of astronomers at the University of Arizona, Tucson used NASA’s Hubble and James Webb space telescopes f…

Hubble and Webb telescopes examine the planetary debris disk surrounding Vega

There is no clear evidence that one or more large exoplanets are punching through the frontal debris disk surrounding Vega, one of the brightest stars in the night sky. Webb used the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) to obtain images of the circumstellar disk around Vega. Image credits: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / S. [...] Source The post Hubble and Webb telescopes examine the planetary debris disk surrounding Vega appeared first on Mondo News.